{"id":24253,"date":"2023-08-30T10:11:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=24253"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:28:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:28:33","slug":"chris-christie-uses-donald-trumps-mugshot-in-anti-trump-political-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/chris-christie-uses-donald-trumps-mugshot-in-anti-trump-political-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie uses Donald Trump\u2019s mugshot in anti-Trump political ad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cvr-02-Chris-Christie-uses-Trumps-mugshot.png\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Chris Christie uses Trump\u2019s mugshot in anti-Trump political ad\" class=\"wp-image-24254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cvr-02-Chris-Christie-uses-Trumps-mugshot.png 793w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cvr-02-Chris-Christie-uses-Trumps-mugshot-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cvr-02-Chris-Christie-uses-Trumps-mugshot-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cvr-02-Chris-Christie-uses-Trumps-mugshot-730x368.png 730w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cvr-02-Chris-Christie-uses-Trumps-mugshot-435x219.png 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(Image credit: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M0A4SUsMR3w\" target=\"_blank\">Tell It Like It Is \/ YouTube<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Christie, former Trump loyalist and current Republican presidential candidate opposing Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination, is the first of all those campaigning for the GOP nomination to use Donald Trump\u2019s recent Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s Office mugshot in his own presidential campaign. The super PAC backing Christie employed that mugshot of the former president in one of his campaign ads that just hit the airwaves in New Hampshire. While Trump is using his mugshot to secure millions of dollars in donations for his own presidential campaign bid, Christie is using the mugshot in an anti-Trump campaign, according to <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-mug-shot-features-new-tv-ad-christie-super-pac-rcna102350\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/tellitlikeitispac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tell It Like It Is<\/a><\/em> super PAC ad opens with the following narration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>“Tired of the drama, the distractions, the lies? It’s time for conservatives to win again.” <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>“Chris Christie: A former prosecutor who convicted child pornographers, corrupt politicians. A successful blue-state governor, Christie took on the teachers union and won, turned around Jersey’s most violent city and got Democrats to cut taxes. A real conservative, Christie tells the truth and he’ll beat Joe Biden easily.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tell It Like It Is PAC is responsible for the content of this advertisement.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The ad is available for your viewing pleasure, below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winning Again (:30)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M0A4SUsMR3w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>–<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has taken to his personal social media page, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/?\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Truth Social<\/em><\/a>, and said that \u201cChristie should DROP OUT OF THE RACE.\u201d In a recent interview with CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins, Christie said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe only wishes I was going away,\u201d adding that Trump was \u201cobviously\u201d watching as he criticized the former president on TV when he posted that message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/chris-christie-trump-taunt_n_64eeacc0e4b01033a8287402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Huffington Post<\/a><\/em> shared a portion of Christie\u2019s interview with Collins, below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI was laying out the truth about him,\u201d adding that the \u201cone thing he cannot stand\u201d is when someone credible calls him out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe knows I\u2019m not just some politician talking about his problems. I\u2019m someone who\u2019s done it, and done it well,\u201d Christie said, noting his 130 wins and zero losses in prosecuting political corruption cases when he was a U.S. attorney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know how deep his problems are, and how much they\u2019re damaging both the Republican Party and the country,\u201d Christie said. \u201cI\u2019m not getting out this race. Maybe he should think about getting out of the race since he\u2019ll be spending most of March and half of April in a courtroom in Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>That interview is available in its entirety on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHe only wishes I was going\u00a0away,\u201d Chris Christie says of Donald Trump\u2019s call for him to drop out. "It's great, you know, Kaitlan, to live rent-free\u00a0in Donald Trump's head.\u201d He says he was waving his finger no when asked about supporting Trump if criminally convicted. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kwpQ1rQ1PZ\">pic.twitter.com\/kwpQ1rQ1PZ<\/a><\/p>— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1696705649470575056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In Trump’s <em>Truth Social<\/em> post hours before Christie’s CNN interview, the former president referred to the former governor as “Sloppy Chris Christie” and urged him to end his presidential campaign because “he is going nowhere and is very bad for the Republican Party.” ~ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/chris-christie-turns-trumps-demand-drop-out-race-against-him-1823259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newsweek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Countering, the former New Jersey Governor said that Trump should “think about” dropping out of the presidential race instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christie is still far behind Trump in the polls. Although Christie was recently <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/aug\/15\/chris-christie-trump-desantis-polls-new-hampshire#:~:text=Poll%20puts%20Christie%20second%20to%20Trump%20in%20New%20Hampshire%20as%20DeSantis%20fades,-Former%20New%20Jersey&text=Ron%20DeSantis%20has%20lost%20his,survey%2C%20from%20Emerson%20College%20Polling.\" target=\"_blank\">cited in one poll<\/a> as being second in the current GOP race for the presidential nomination – and only one point ahead of Ron DeSantis – Trump still holds a commanding lead of 40 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christie super PAC releases ad with Trump mug shot\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kpIH3vKc0Gw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>–<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">(Cover photo of Chris Christie and Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=napDtJvCLfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image credit: YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>~ Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today<br>Follow Richard on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a> <em>& <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rdwebster54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>“Tired of the drama, the distractions, the lies? 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