As in the past, he didn’t elaborate. But Christie said he knows how Trump would do it: by caving to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump last year praised Putin’s strategy as “genius” after Russia invaded Ukraine, although he eventually called it a mistake.
He also has long expressed admiration for the Russian strongman, boasted about how well they got along, and even appealed to Moscow for help during his 2016 campaign with his infamous “Russia, if you’re listening” comment.
Trump actually sided with Putin when questioned about the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help him win.
None of that kept Christie for being a loyal Trump insider much of the time. He was one of the first prominent Republicans to endorse Trump in 2016, and was in Trump’s inner circle throughout his president.
