6 highlights from the fourth Republican presidential debate
Christie calls Trump a 'dictator' and 'an angry, bitter man'
After more than 15 minutes of sparring between DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy, Christie expressed discontent that his rivals were "acting as if the race is between the four of us."
After making his disgust with Trump's high poll numbers clear, Christie threw shade at his competitors for treating the frontrunner as "He who shall not be named."
"When you go, and you say the truth about somebody who is a dictator, a bully who has taken shots at everybody whether they've given him great service or not over time who dares to disagree with him, then I understand why these three are timid to say anything about him," Christie said.
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After implying that the other candidates are remaining silent about Trump because of "future aspirations" in a second Trump administration or a future presidential race, Christie declared, "the truth needs to be told."
"The truth needs to be spoken. He is unfit," Christie said. "This is a guy who just said this past week that he wants to use the Department of Justice to go after his enemies when he gets in there."
Christie contended, "There is no bigger issue in this race … than Donald Trump, and those numbers prove it."
Later in the debate, Christie once again criticized the former president.
"This is an angry, bitter man who now wants to be back as president because he wants to exact retribution on anyone who has disagreed with him, anyone who has tried to hold him to account for his own conduct," he said.
The former New Jersey governor again chastised the other competitors on the stage for vowing to support Trump if he is the Republican nominee, even if he was convicted of federal felonies.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
