Trump: ‘Chris Christie is right’ in hot mic criticism of Haley

Donald Trump revealed Wednesday he knows his vice presidential pick already, even though he wouldn’t say who it was. The former president has choice words about Chris Christie dropping out of the race earlier in the day. And he signaled again that he thinks abortion is a political liability for Republicans.

Those were among the highlights of an hourlong Fox News town hall Wednesday night moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Trump was pressed on everything from his authoritarian rhetoric — “I am not going to be a dictator,” he declared — to millions in payments his businesses received from foreign governments during his first term.

The town hall took place at the same time Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis were debating on CNN. Trump skipped that event, as he has all the Republican primary debates.

Here are the key moments from Trump’s Fox News sitdown:

Trump reacts to Christie news and ‘hot mic’ moment

Trump kicked off the town hall by shrugging off news that Christie decided to drop out of the GOP presidential primary and any suggestion that it could hurt his odds in New Hampshire.

“I have polls that show me leading by a tremendous amount in New Hampshire and a lot in Iowa and nationwide, we're leading by almost 60 points, so I'm not exactly worried about it,” Trump said. “I understand New Hampshire very well. I've won it twice and did very well with New Hampshire. I love the people, they love me.”

Trump was eager to weigh in on the viral hot mic moment, captured on a Christie campaign livestream, of the former New Jersey governor telling a group of Republicans in New Hampshire that he thought Haley is “going to get smoked” and “is not up to this.”

“I thought actually, the biggest story wasn't the fact that he