Day: April 20, 2023

Christie Says He Wouldn’t Run Just to Knock Out Trump

Buck Banks

“I’m not a paid assassin. When you’re waking up for your 45th morning at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester, you better think you can win, because that walk from the bed to the shower, if you don’t think you can win, it’s hard.”

— Former Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by Politico, on the idea of running for president just to take out Donald Trump.

40% to 50% Say Trump Did It

Buck Banks

4 in 10

A new AP-NORC poll finds only 4 in 10 adults “believe Donald Trump acted illegally in New York, where he has been charged in connection with hush money payments made to women who alleged sexual encounters.” “More — about half — believe he broke the law in Georgia, where he is under investigation for interfering in the 2020 election vote count.” “The poll finds about half feel similarly about his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and his handling of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago, which are both under investigation by the Justice Department.”

Florida Lawmaker: Transgender People Can’t Have an ‘O’

Buck Banks

“The very people that have advocated for this type of treatment are finding that those individuals cannot have sexual satisfaction. And I’m not going to use the word that starts with the letter ‘O,’ because you all understand and know what that is. But they can’t achieve that. Now think about that just for a minute. Because it’s terrible.”

— Florida state Rep. Ralph Massullo, making an odd argument in support of gender-affirming care restrictions.