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Chris Christie Brought Up an Excellent Point About Ron DeSantis.
He might not have a shot at the nomination, but the former New Jersey governor is an excellent campaigner.
Say what you will about former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and his chances of ever actually getting elected President, but the man does know how to campaign. He’s tapped into an aggressive style that can resonate with the base to some degree, without going overboard. The man knows how to attack and when, and this time Christie made Ron DeSantis his latest target.
Nick Robertson with The Hill writes:
“Christie, in a CNN interview Tuesday, spoke on the “hypocrisy” of DeSantis asking for federal aid after the Florida governor voted against the same aid for New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast in 2012 while Christie was governor.
“Look, we shouldn’t be playing politics with this stuff,” Christie said. “But Gov. DeSantis has always played politics with this. He voted against Sandy aid in 2012 as a member of the House, and now he wants aid. You know, this is the hypocrisy that everybody sees in politics and why they’re looking for someone who will just tell them the truth.”…”
