Chris Christie skirts question on whether he will lie on RNC pledge in order to make GOP debateBy Ryan King
July 16, 2023
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sunday skirted a question about whether he intends to say he’ll support the eventual 2024 Republican nominee for president — whether true or not — in order to make it to the GOP debate stage.
During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” host Jake Tapper played a clip in which former Rep. Will Hurd (R-Tx.), a fellow 2024 contender, emphasized he “can’t lie” and pledge to back the eventual nominee, who may be former President Donald Trump.
Tapper then asked Christie if he plan on lying to make the debate stage, alluding to the ex-governor’s public assertion that he won’t vote for Trump, 77, again.
“Well I won’t see Will Hurd on the debate stage. That’s okay by me. The fact is, we’ve got to change our party and change our country,” Christie replied.
“We had these debate pledges eight years ago. And all of us signed them. Then we got on the debate stage and we were asked to reaffirm them. Donald Trump refuse to raise his hand,” he added, noting that Trump wasn’t penalized for the lie.
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https://nypost.com/2023/07/16/chris-christie-evades-question-on-whether-he-will-lie-on-rnc-pledge/
