Chris Christie can see that the Trump transport is sinking, which is why he fled for political lifeboats and trashed the onetime president.

Chris Christie Says Trump Incited The 1/6 Riot

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Transcript via ABC's This Calendar week:

RADDATZ: So, Chris Christie, y'all tin can reply that question.

Where does he actually stand? And why at present? Why did he practise it at present?

CHRIS CHRISTIE (R), FORMER GOVERNOR OF NEW Bailiwick of jersey AND ABC NEWS Correspondent: Well, wait, Martha, I think that the actions the vice president took on January half dozen spoke loudly.

And I'm glad he'due south finally put words to it. I don't know why it took him so long, but I'one thousand glad that he did.

And let's face it, allow's call this what it is, January 6th was a anarchism that was incited past Donald Trump in an effort to intimidate Mike Pence and the Congress into doing exactly what he said in his ain words final calendar week, overturn the ballot.

Now, he's tried to do a cleanup on aisle 1 here in correcting that stuff, but it's not going to change. He really told the truth past accident. He wanted the election to be overturned.

Donald Trump did reply to what the vice president said. And I recall it's kind of akin to the kid standing in the corner holding his breath. You know, it's immature, and information technology'due south beneath the office that he held.

Chris Christie Comments Highlight Growing Fractures Within The Republican Party

In that location are two camps in the Republican Party. The get-go camp comprises Trump loyalists and elected officials who recollect that they need Trump'southward blessing for the midterm election. Sen. Marco Rubio is an example of this side of the party equally he refused to condemn Trump'southward coup plot.

The other campsite is the Liz Cheney and Chris Christie types, who remain staunch Republicans but oppose Trump and his deportment to overturn the ballot.

Republican Senators are rejecting Tucker Carlson's Putin propaganda, and as Trump fades from view, there is a segment of the Republican Party that is drifting away from him.

The number of Republicans who want Trump to run for president again is dropping, and it looks similar the GOP is heading for a civil state of war over their identity and direction.

Chris Christie bailing on Trump is a sign that the Trump railroad train has batty.