Does the Republican Party Want to Be Rescued? Part 1: With Chris Christie [Rebroadcast]
The Michael Steele Podcast
The Bulwark
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In part one of this interview, Michael speaks with Former Governor Chris Christie about what the Republican party stands for now that Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz have entered the arena. The pair discuss Trump's hold on the Republican base, why the GOP must not be a party of vendetta politics and who will be running in 2024.
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| 0:00.0 | You know him, you love him? Then again, maybe not. Chris Christie served two terms as the 55th |
| 0:05.7 | governor of New Jersey, ran for president in 2016 and chaired Donald Trump's transition to the |
| 0:12.0 | White House. In fact, some people consider him to be a little bit of a Trump whisperer. |
| 0:16.6 | But we also know that the governor served as the US attorney for the District of New Jersey. |
| 0:22.0 | And he chaired the Republican Governor's Association when he was governor. He also chaired President |
| 0:28.0 | Trump's opioid and drug abuse commission. But since leaving office, he's been a regular commentator |
| 0:34.0 | on ABC news and is now the author of a brand new book entitled Republican Rescue, |
| 0:40.4 | Saving the Party from Truth Deniers, Conspiracy Theorists and Dangerous Policies of Joe Biden. |
| 0:48.2 | Strap in folks, this is going to be a fun one. |
| 0:51.2 | The search is heating up for the people who make football better. People like Sally Butler. |
| 0:56.0 | It's really as about putting mums on the pitch where they belong. Jimmy the Moor. |
| 1:00.5 | It might only be a council feel next to the tip. Put around here if it's Wembley. |
| 1:04.4 | Rachel O'Sullivan and Sophie Dowling. |
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| 1:26.9 | Chris Christy, man, welcome to the conversation, bro. It's such a pleasure having you. |
| 1:33.8 | Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays to you and the family. I hope everybody's well. Welcome. |
| 1:39.2 | I'm great, great to be here. Amazing that, you know, our relationship started. |
| 1:45.0 | Right about this time, 13 years ago, I know. |
| 1:47.3 | I know. |
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