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Donald Trump reportedly has a secret weapon as he prepares to debate Joe Biden — it's Chris Christie
National Post ^ | August 11, 2020 | Staff

Posted on 08/11/2020 9:11:45 AM PDT by rickmichaels

According to a new report by Axios, U.S. President Donald Trump will have a secret weapon as he prepares to debate against Joe Biden in the upcoming election — Chris Christie. Trump, the outlet reports, is readying to face into three September debates with Biden, the Democratic nominee, with the help of the former New Jersey governor.

Trump has previously said that Christie was “harder to debate” than Hillary Clinton, when Christie previously helped him to practice for debates in the 2016 presidential race, the New York Post reports.

At secret meetings at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, Christie is said to have been one of a small crack team assembled, with a view to figuring out how Trump can best Biden at the podium. The others included Jared Kushner (Trump’s son-in-law and adviser), his campaign manager Bill Stepien, and Jason Miller, another adviser.

The debates are said to be seen by Trump’s top aides of being of huge importance, the potential key to helping him close the polling gap between him and Biden. The team fears Biden may not hold many high-profile media interviews ahead of the vote, leaving the debates as the best chance Trump will have of making headway.

“I don’t think he (Trump) sees the debates as the last inflection points, but potentially the most important,” one source familiar with the Trump strategy meetings told Axios “I think he always thinks he can create an inflection point. But he has verbalized how important these are going to be. He’s said, ‘We gotta win. The press will never give me the credit for it, but the people will.'”

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1 posted on 08/11/2020 9:11:45 AM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: rickmichaels

Christie is a trial attorney.


2 posted on 08/11/2020 9:12:32 AM PDT by jimfree (My19 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: jimfree

Hillary and Joe did some of that, but not really much.


3 posted on 08/11/2020 9:13:17 AM PDT by jimfree (My19 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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I thought they couldn’t get Trump to practice for his debates last time?


4 posted on 08/11/2020 9:15:41 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: jimfree

Christie recommended Christopher Wray.

Probably not relevant here, but it rankles.


5 posted on 08/11/2020 9:16:49 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: rickmichaels

I thought Christie did well in the GOP debates that Trump ended up winning. I was never going to support him, but he came off well in the debates, as opposed to those who didn’t (See John Kasich).


6 posted on 08/11/2020 9:17:17 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Does the left like anything about America?w)
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To: rickmichaels
Trump has previously said that Christie was “harder to debate” than Hillary Clinton, when Christie previously helped him to practice for debates in the 2016 presidential race, the New York Post reports.

In my mind Trump's greatest debate moments were:

All brilliantly flipping the script. And I would bet that Chris Christie had nothing to do with any of them. Can't hurt to have someone challenge him but Trump is brilliant at the snappy comeback when someone sinks their fangs into him.
7 posted on 08/11/2020 9:19:09 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: rickmichaels
According to a new report by Axios, U.S. President Donald Trump will have a secret weapon as he prepares to debate against Joe Biden in the upcoming election — Chris Christie.

What's he going to do, have the fat slob distract Plugs by another round of hand-holding with Bathhouse Barry?


8 posted on 08/11/2020 9:19:12 AM PDT by Dahoser (Not separation of church and state, but of media and state.)
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To: rickmichaels

RE: it’s Chris Christie

How is it a secret if they named the man?

At any rate, Christie has been his debate sparring partner, assuming the role of Hillary in 2016.


9 posted on 08/11/2020 9:20:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: rickmichaels

“Trump has previously said that Christie was “harder to debate” than Hillary Clinton, when Christie previously helped him to practice for debates in the 2016 presidential race, the New York Post reports.”

Krispy Kreme is a RINO - but if he helped save us from Hitlary and can help save us from Dementia Joe’s puppetmasters, much must be forgiven.


10 posted on 08/11/2020 9:21:55 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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Donald Trump reportedly has a secret weapon as he prepares to debate Joe Biden — it’s Chris Christie

Throw weight is important with weapons. So there’s that.


11 posted on 08/11/2020 9:24:18 AM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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Maybe that is why Pete Bootyplugger flew into Wilmington, to be the stand in for Trump to help Creepy Joe in the debates.
12 posted on 08/11/2020 9:25:00 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Youth, and speed can always be overcome with experience and treachery.)
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To: rickmichaels

Reason - the irrational never understood it.

NegativesJoeJoe should have ZERO electoral votes. Speaking of ZERO...where’s Barry MIC DROP ZERO?

Slow down slowJoe. He’s moving too fast for me. I’m getting old, too. He can run circles around turtle. Close your circles, Joe Joe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKJqecxswCA

Go Home.

You know SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH GOVERNMENT when...

Joe Biden is running for President...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC10VWDTzmU

c’mon man

0 Electoral votes are too many for..Negatives Joe.

1. EVIL
2. PEDOPHILE/GROPER (mr. shortschwanz subtle about it...BIG MIKE makes you look like a dwarf, midget. No VP for you, Mike)
3. Sniffer
4. Liar
5. Plagiarist
6. Racist
7. Rapist
8. International Extortionist
9. Demented
10. Destructive father figure
11. Dysfunctional family
12. Dog faced pony soldier
13. He’s dirty
14. He’s inarticulate
15. Hairy legs
16. You know, the thing
17. Let’s take it out behind the gymnasium
19. AintBlack enough
20. AintSmart enough
21. Pervert
22. Mysoginist
23. CREEPY
24. Vice Criminal of the most EVIL administration in American history
25. 50 years in elected office. (prolly time for term limits)
26. former vice president opposes the institution of cash bail as a “modern day debtors prison.” He and staffers support bailing out criminals through Minnesota Freedom Fund.
27. PUPPET- LOTS of strings attached. Where’s VP JoeJoe?
28. WHITE PRIVILEGED

ARE YOU SERIOUS? This azzhole is the best they have? Of course he is.

WE the people are under siege from DOMESTIC ENEMIES. Crossfire...hold the hurricane. Arm up, Americans...fellow citizens, patriots.

h/t Protect our Freedom for #2 Upgrade...goodnesswins...CJ Wolf...and all the information posters on FR.

MAGAKAG


13 posted on 08/11/2020 9:25:39 AM PDT by PGalt ( Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: pepsi_junkie

And don’t forget the “You would be in jail “ line


14 posted on 08/11/2020 9:30:39 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: jimfree

I think this is a good move. Just on the off chance that Joe’s dementia is all an act and they are setting Trump up for a debate night ambush.

Yes I really do think that the Democrats are that evil.


15 posted on 08/11/2020 9:31:03 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: PGalt

C’mon man! You forgot Corn Pop.


16 posted on 08/11/2020 9:31:04 AM PDT by steve8714
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To: rickmichaels

I don’t know that it makes a lot of sense to have Lard Lad play Biden at debate practice. They’d be better off springing some random codger from the nearest dementia-care facility for the day to have Trump practice against.


17 posted on 08/11/2020 9:31:05 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: Michael.SF.

wonder if he repeated, “Damn right, we’re gonna take your AR...”?

To which many listeners said - “So long as YOU be the one to come and try to take it.”


18 posted on 08/11/2020 9:35:13 AM PDT by epluribus_2 (He, had the best mom - ever.)
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To: Dahoser

i was just gonna say “The same Chrissie that metrosexually hugged obamma?”


19 posted on 08/11/2020 9:35:52 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: rickmichaels

No WMDs Chief. We the people can free the puppet JoeJoe. He’s being held hostage by interests that are special.

FREE the PUPPET. FREE the HOSTAGE. FREE the JoeJoe!

Hang in there JoeJoe. Help is coming...in November.

Don’t CoVid on us JoeJoe.

C’mon man...we’re nicer than that.

READY - AIM - VOTE


20 posted on 08/11/2020 9:36:01 AM PDT by PGalt ( Past Peak Civilization?)
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