Former GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie, a fierce critic of ex-President Donald Trump, on Sunday mentioned he “can’t see” himself voting for President Joe Biden, including that he desires to attend for the ultimate listing of contenders earlier than he makes a selection.
“I can’t see myself voting for him because I don’t agree with his policies, and I have serious questions about his competence to serve another four years. So, do I rule it out? I can’t imagine doing it,” Christie mentioned of Biden on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”
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At the identical time, Christie mentioned he wouldn’t vote for former President Donald Trump “under any circumstances.”
But when pressed as as to if not voting for Biden would basically assist propel Trump to victory, the previous New Jersey governor disagreed, saying Americans might have a third-party candidate to think about on this election.
“I’ll wait to see the complete field before I make my judgment,” he added.
There’s been hypothesis that Christie could possibly be the candidate to guide the centrist No Labels group third-party ticket in November.
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But Christie mentioned No Labels hasn’t spoken to him or anybody from his marketing campaign to this point earlier than including that he must see a path to victory to probably rejoin the race.
“No one knows what’s going to happen as we go forward,” he informed NBC’s Kristen Welker. “I’ve said this: Someone would have to see a path to 270 electoral votes to do it. And you know I haven’t even taken a look at that. Like you said, I’ve only been out of this for a month.”
NBC News beforehand reported that No Labels reached out to Christie’s allies and donors earlier than he exited the Republican presidential major to inquire about whether or not he could be fascinated by a possible supply by them.
No Labels is at the moment working to get on 2024 voting ballots throughout the U.S., including that they could put ahead “a Unity presidential ticket if the American people demand it,” in keeping with their web site.
Nancy Jacobson, the group’s CEO, has beforehand mentioned they would like a average Republican as their candidate, in keeping with The New York Times.
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Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who resigned as co-chair of No Labels late final yr, introduced he’s operating for the Senate Friday, basically ending hypothesis that he would doubtless run for president on the group’s third-party ticket.
Christie, who exited the Republican major forward of the Iowa caucuses, saying he didn’t see a path to the nomination, was certainly one of Trump’s sharpest critics in that contest.
“I am going to make sure that in no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever be president of the U.S. again,” he mentioned on the time, “and that is more important than my own personal ambition.”