Trump appeared to rule out participating in debates by pointing to his polling lead and citing Ronald Reagan.
a"coward" ahead of next week's Republican presidential debate where Trump is not expected to attend.
Christie, who is running for the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination, made the comments on social media site X, formerly known asTrump appeared toin the debates in a post on his Truth Social platform this week, citing his lead in recent polling and the example set in 1980 by the late President Ronald Reagan.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town-hall-style event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College on June 06, 2023 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Christie has qualified for the first Republican presidential debate next week."Surprise, surprise...
Christie has qualified for the first debate but it's not yet clear exactly how many candidates will meet the requirements to get on the debate stage. Surprise, surprise… the guy who is out on bail from four jurisdictions and can’t defend his reprehensible conduct, is running scared and hiding from the debate stage.
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