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Christie’s Father Doesn’t Know Either

September 28, 2011 · 1:14 pm ET · Leave a Comment

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) father tells National Review that his son will make the final decision about a presidential bid. But he claims not to know much about his son’s thinking.

Said Bill Christie: “I’ve never asked him if he’s going to run. I trust if it’s going to happen, I’d be hearing it from him. I tell him, just let me hear any good news, but let me hear it first, or at least before you announce it to the world.”

However, the elder Christie added: “I know he’d be a great president. He has always been a leader. I think he would beat Obama.”

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