Christie Says GOP Debate Pledge Is ‘Useless’

Chris Christie said Sunday it was a “useless idea” to force 2024 GOP contenders to sign a pledge to back the party’s ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates, CNN reports.

Said Christie: “It’s only in the era of Donald Trump that you need somebody to sign something on a pledge. So I think it’s a bad idea.”

But he affirmed that he would do what was needed “to be up on the stage to try to save my party and save my country from going down the road of being led by three-time loser Donald Trump.”