Posted on 03/19/2016 2:07:57 PM PDT by reaganaut1
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Friday said Donald Trump was speaking figuratively when he predicted “riots” if the GOP blocks him from winning the presidential nomination.
“I don’t think he meant literal riots,” Christie said during a press conference in New Jersey, according to The Wall Street Journal. "I think he meant political riots."
Still, Christie, who has endorsed Trump and appeared with him at campaign rallies, predicted that a contested convention selecting the Republican nominee would generate outrage. “If someone goes in with the most delegates, the most votes, and then they are denied the nomination by what they consider to be political insiders, I think there would be real upset at that convention,” he said. The Republican National Convention will be held in Cleveland in July.
“The party is the people who belong to the party and vote in the party,” Christie continued. "It’s not the people in Washington, D.C., or on K Street.
“[If] we are going to start having do-overs here, I’ll take one,” quipped the governor, who suspended his own GOP White House run last month. "I don’t think that’s the way the system works.”
Trump on Wednesday forecast “riots” if he does not secure the GOP mantle despite his lead in both delegates and voter support.
“I think you’d have riots,” he said. "I wouldn’t lead it, but I think bad things would happen. I’m representing ... many, many millions of people, in many cases first-time voters. After we win, I think a lot of feelings will be soothed.”
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"“I think you’d have riots,” he said. "I wouldn’t lead it, but I think bad things would happen. (Trump)
He's been skating on the edge of thin ice - near 'inciting violence' for some time.
you can bet they've been talked to about it - now trying to cover hiney -
Don't let the truth hit you in yours...
Bingo
So Trump doesn’t always mean what he says? Who knew? Maybe Mexico won’t have to save up for that wall after all.
In this context, a riot is a riot.
I've said several times recently that Donald doesn't 'think well on his feet'. He just blurts out a stream of consciousness, with out much thinking. The problem is that in these circumstances, you really do mean what you say. Your first thoughts are your natural reaction without time for your rational self to censor it.
In my view, Donald really DOES mean what he says.
Carly Fiorina, for one. You don't think that talking about a woman's 'Ugly Face' isn't bullying?
OK. But thanks for confirming Cruz can’t get two people to his gatherings.
You guy’s always leave me wondering why Cruz scares you so much, all I ever hear from Trump supporters is how inevitable it is that he will win, and I agree, so what is up with all the attention to Cruz? Why don’t you all just get in a big circle, sing kumbaya and ignore Cruz and his supporters? Your not gonna give me the old “they started it” children’s excuse are you?
Because we are shocked that Cruz doesn’t have the decency to join the Americans in their revolt.
Republicans Rioting, typing faster on their Keyboards all the while using CAPS.
Trump “forecast” Riots? Didn’t know he was a Psychic.
Maybe he can give me the Powerball Numbers for next Wednesday Night too.
He said “I think you’d have Riots”. I guess you can’t say what you “think” anymore.
I “think” the GOP will expire under the weight of it’s own Hypocrisy if they try to put in a Ringer. I’m not forecasting it, but I “think” it could happen.
Silly Semantics.
It’s Trump or Black Lives Matter. The choice has been made for the fence sitting cowards already.
Actually, I don’t. Half of the freeper population have trouble looking at her.
And give me the quote where he called her ugly.
I can't believe you're ignorant of this quote. No wonder you support Trump. You are the epitome of a low-informationTrump-information voter.
Oh, go to hell and take your phony outrage with you.
My my
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