Knucklehead Of The Week: After Mar-a-Lago Raid, Entire GOP Has Trump’s Back, With One Exception… Chris Christie
by PF Whalen August 13, 2022
One thing we must give Democrats credit for is their unity. Yes, certain members of the party such as Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) will occasionally diverge from the party line and oppose particularly radical pieces of legislation, but when it comes to big moments and key votes – on impeachment, for instance – Democrats circle the wagons. Contrarily, Republicans tend to fracture at the most inopportune moments, which is why it was refreshing to see virtual unanimity amongst the GOP after Monday’s outrageous raid on former President Donald Trump’s residence Mar-a-Lago. Almost all notable Republicans supported Trump after the ordeal; all except for one.
Winner: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is the only major Republican figure not to denounce Monday’s FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
Admittedly, there are two legitimate disagreements our readers could point out with that headline. First, does Chris Christie truly qualify as a “major” figure these days? And second, is Chris Christie even a Republican anymore? Those are two fair questions, but we must note that Christie himself almost certainly still considers the answers to both to be, ‘Yes.’
It shouldn’t have been difficult for Mr. Christie. Regardless of one’s dislike or disdain for Mr. Trump, what the FBI, and by proxy the Biden Administration, did on Monday was one of the worst examples of federal authoritarianism in the history of this country. This was a layup for Christie; a six-inch putt; a no-brainer. All he had to say was something like, “What Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and FBI Director Christopher Wray did at Mar-a-Lago was completely unacceptable, and like a scene from a George Orwell novel. We need explanations and justifications immediately.” All true, and a piece of cake.
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