Vocal anti-Trump candidate Chris Christie exits presidential race with hot mic moment
The former governor of New Jersey - and onetime Trump ally - announced the end of his campaign at a town hall in Windham, N.H., Wednesday, just days before the first in the nation Iowa caucuses.
by Jeongyoon Han
Jan 10, 2024
3 minutes
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie mostly stood alone in this year's Republican primary contest as an uninhibited critic of the party's frontrunner, former President Donald Trump.
But he backed off that role Wednesday, just days before the first in the nation Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15.
"It's clear to me tonight that there isn't a path to me to win the nomination which is why I'm suspending my campaign tonight for president of the United States," Christie said at a town hall in Windham, N.H.
Christie ended his presidential
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