Chris Christie Is Dropping Out Of 2024 GOP Presidential Race

Chris Christie is expected to announce he is suspending his 2024 presidential campaign Wednesday night in yet another sign that Republican resistance to front-runner Donald Trump is melting away as the former president barrels toward his party’s nomination for a second term in the White House, according to The Associated Press and Bloomberg.

The former New Jersey governor had been a long-shot candidate in the Republican primary, struggling to break above single digits in polls of the contest while attempting to undermine Trump’s stronghold on the GOP. He faced pressure to end his campaign and endorse former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in a bid to boost her chances of winning the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary, where Trump leads in polls.

Christie formally launched his bid in June 2023, calling Trump “a bitter, angry man” who should be disqualified from the presidency. He issued dire warnings to his party about a second Trump presidency. The former president, Christie said, is a “dictator” and a “bully.” He spread his message on the debate stage and at conservative, Trump-friendly enclaves ― and was booed for it.

The former governor didn’t spare his fellow 2024 rivals from criticism, either. He called them bootlickers and questioned their unwillingness to criticize Trump.

“There’s only one candidate trying to stop Trump,” a Christie campaign ad said in December. “Chris Christie is the only one who can beat Trump, because he’s the only one trying to beat Trump.”

At one GOP primary debate, Christie called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “afraid” for not answering whether he believed Trump was mentally fit to be president. “Is he fit or isn’t he?” Christie asked as DeSantis evaded the question.

He also didn’t hold back against