Hey, pull up a chair. It's hacks on tap with David Axelrod, Robert Gibbs, and Mike Murphy.

I've never believed that Donald Trump was a foregone conclusion as our nominee in this

race and I knew that the case had to be made against him.

Now there are people in our party who are resigned the fact that he

was going to be the nominee, resigned with the fact that the case didn't even need to be made because it would be a waste of time.

They sat on the sidelines and all they did was voice their opposition in private

behind closed doors quietly, so no one could hear.

And that's not leadership everybody. That's cowardice.

So that Mike Murphy was Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey

withdrawing from the presidential race in January,

one of the, I think maybe the best speech any candidate has made and the

most truthful in in this campaign and but it was as I said in service of withdrawing and the consolation prize for him is that he is actually joining us today.

I know it's more like a penalty from yeah.

This is what happens that well it was the most honest speech of the election by a mile and I think all of us who are not not on team

Trump very very proud of the governor and appreciate his courage for running and running the way he did.

Not easy to do in the current Vichy Republican Party, but you got to know who the good and bad guys are

and you got to say it.

So we are honored today to be joined by our friend

governor Chris Christie. Well thank you if I had known that this was the

result of dropping out I might have stayed in.

Yeah that's the only thing worse.

If I'd know that, but okay, you know, we live with the decisions we make.

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