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Former President Donald Trump mocked Chris Christie’s weight during a speech in New Hampshire.
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He said the former New Jersey governor is “eating right now” and “can’t be bothered.”
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Trump then asked the audience not to call Christie a “fat pig”.
Former President Donald Trump mocked former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s weight at a rally in New Hampshire on Tuesday, suggesting the personal insults that defined his 2016 campaign could be retaliating in the coming months.
“Christie, he’s eating right now, can’t be bothered,” Trump said during a lengthy comment about the state of polling in the 2024 presidential campaign so far.
He then warned audience members not to call Christie a “fat pig” – though it was not clear if anyone did.
“Sir, please don’t call him a fat pig,” Trump said, gesturing to the audience at Wyndham. “I’m trying to be nice. Don’t call him a fat pig.”
“Now, because you’re not allowed to do that, and therefore, we won’t,” he continued. “We want to be very civilized, right?”
A spokesperson for Christie’s presidential campaign did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
One of several candidates vying for Trump’s nomination, Christie has the support of just 2.3% of GOP voters nationally, according to RealClearPolitics average of recent polls. But in New Hampshire, Christie’s Do a somewhat better jobpolls averaged 6.7%.
And according to those polls, Trump remains dominant in the rest of the field.
Once a key Trump ally, Christie’s is now One of the main figures of the Republican Party to endorse his 2016 campaign and manage his presidential transition team Until shortly after the 2016 elections.
But since the end of Trump’s term, so has Christie’s He became a fierce critic of the former presidentbased on his 2024 campaign on his criticism of Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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