Christie Weighs In

Sunday, January 15, 2012
Meet the Press
David Gregory, interviewer
Governor Christ Christie of New Jersey


Gregory sat down with the extremely Governor Christie to discuss the GOP Primary and hear his speculations. Christie is an avid supporter of Romney and consistently praised his intelligence and electability. When asked, Christie said he advised Romney to release his tax returns to the public to end the speculations. Christie reasoned that withholding the information was only giving opposing candidates and Democrats room to make false assumptions. He said Romney has been "extraordinarily successful" in his career and voters respect him for that. But that has not proved to be true. In many debates, other candidates have used Romney's bank account to imply his self-interest and misconduct while working for Bain Capital. Releasing his tax returns will only bring up more prejudice against his money, because there is a tendency to resent those who have what you want. Christie next talked about the need for s governor to be in the White House. He said legislators don't understand how to use executive powers to get things down. Christie thinks that this is the right kind of experience for a presidential candidate because the position is starkly different to that of a Senator or Representative. Finally, Gregory asked Christie if he could consider being Romney's Vice President. Christie is loyal to New Jersey and "sees himself still being the Governor of New Jersey in November." However, he would consider it out of duty to his country, but he does not see himself as a Vice President. Christie is a very well-liked and influential figure and his support of Romney has been unwaveringly enthusiastic, which has greatly helped Romney's popularity.