Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie officially announced his bid to become the Republican Party’s presidential nominee on Tuesday night in Goffstown, New Hampshire, where former President Donald Trump hosted a controversial CNN town hall in May.
In #ManchesterNH @GovChristie draws a media crowd. More cameras than I remember from the 2015 announcement. There’s also probably gonna be a standing room only crowd. So far so good, evidently. @NJSpotlightNews @MyNJPBS pic.twitter.com/MIfrK4zlit
— David Cruz (@DavidCruzNJ) June 6, 2023
Christie sought the Republican nomination for the 2016 presidential election but quickly dropped out of that race after a poor showing in New Hampshire. He then became one of the first mainstream Republicans to support Trump for the nomination and led the post-election Trump transition team before being fired.
Christie eventually became one of Trump’s strongest Republican critics. Some polls show that Christie lacks popularity in the Republican Party. One recent Monmouth University poll said Christie was the only one of 10 declared or potential Republican candidates with a negative favorability score.
“We’ve had leaders who have led us to be small.” @GovChristie kicks off his 2024 presidential campaign. @NJSpotlightNews @MyNJPBS pic.twitter.com/7hpfoco5jH
— David Cruz (@DavidCruzNJ) June 6, 2023
