Nothing wrong with that. He hits two Birds with one shot.
Electoral Politics is a competitive game. Being altruistic and wise does not always attract votes or cash contributions. One grabs an opportunity to get your name attached to something that deeply appeals to your base.
On other hand, an opponent like Chris Christie might not have much luck using this event as a way of raising funds.
What happens to Trump now has nothing to do with Christie at all. Most consider Christie as part of the past, circa 2016.
“Electoral Politics is a competitive game.”
This stopped being simple electoral politics yesterday. And it’s not even close to being a game. Old rules are out the window. Normal paradigms aren’t a thing any more. Biden is Chavez, Ortega, and Noreaga now, and we are screwed if Trump doesn’t TCB. None of the other yahoos will; they’re too weak.