Chris Christie Hits Donald Trump Where It Hurts
Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor & onetime confidant of Donald Trump, called out the former president over a fight regarding political endorsements.
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- Business Insider
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- The New Voice of Ukraine
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- The Daily Beast
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- Rolling Stone
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- MarketWatch
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- Ukrayinska Pravda
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- The Daily Beast
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- The New Voice of Ukraine
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