Former president Donald Trump, who skipped the second GOP debate, faced attacks for his absence from rivals lagging behind him in the polls.
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie has a new name for former president Donald Trump based on absence from the GOP debate stage: Donald Duck.
The quip by Christie was among an onslaught of attacks that Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former vice president Mike Pence lobbed at Trump, the clear front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, during Wednesday night’s debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.
“Donald Trump should be here to answer for that, but he’s not,” Christie said responding to a question about crime. He then looked into the camera and addressed Trump directly, saying the former president couldn’t help himself but watch.“You’re not here tonight,” Christie said. “Not because of polls, and not because of your indictments. You’re not here tonight, because you’re afraid of being on the stage and defending your record. You’re ducking these things.
Christie also referenced Trump’s nonattendance in another answer in which he said President Biden was hiding “in his basement” and Trump was hiding “behind the walls of his golf clubs.”DeSantis echoed Christie’s answer, saying both Biden and Trump were “missing in action.” Christie and DeSantis also both attacked the Trump administration for contributing to the national debt, whichPence joined in on the Trump bashing, distinguishing himself from his former running mate as a Republican who favors small government and lambasting Trump’s“My former running mate, Donald Trump, actually has a plan to start to consolidate more power in Washington D.C., consolidate more power in the executive branch,” he said.
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