Only 'desperate people' showed up to speak at the conservative conference, said former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
' weaker-than-expected showing during the 2022 midterms, which some blamed on Trump elevating extremist candidates who struggled to receive support from independents.
A split image showing former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in Arlington, Texas, on December 4, 2022, and former President Donald Trump speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 4 in National Harbor, Maryland. Christie on Sunday questioned whether Trump, who is running for president, is still capable of drawing large crowds during political rallies."You saw the scenes at CPAC. That room was half-full," Christie said.
Christie continued to explain that Trump may not be holding election rallies amid his presidential bid due to concerns about the crowd size. The former president has long boasted about drawing large crowds at his rallies, several of which he hosted last year to support candidates he endorsed during the midterms. But he has so far not held major rallies in support of his 2024 presidential campaign, though heChristie predicted Trump isn't holding these rallies because he believes they would be smaller than those during his 2016 or 2020 presidential campaigns.
"I don't think the rallies would be nearly as big as they were," he said."What got him upset on January 6? The crowd size. What got him upset on January 20, 2017? The crowd size. He measures that as an example of his own power and his own authority, and I don't think he has that anymore."
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