Christie: ‘I Won’t Let’ 2016 Presidential Speculation Distract Me

FEYERICK You told the ░░░░░░░░ in the classroom just ░░░░░░░░ bit ago that you ░░░░░░░░ not running for president ░░░░░░░░ everybody s talking about ░░░░░░░░ running for president The ░░░░░░░░ is how do you ░░░░░░░░ that from becoming a ░░░░░░░░ distraction over the next ░░░░░░░░ of years as you ░░░░░░░░ the state of New ░░░░░░░░ Christie Yeah I don ░░░░░░░░ get distracted very easily ░░░░░░░░ takes a lot to ░░░░░░░░ me and I think ░░░░░░░░ way it won t ░░░░░░░░ a distraction is I ░░░░░░░░ simply won t let ░░░░░░░░ Listen Deborah one of ░░░░░░░░ things you saw in ░░░░░░░░ and 2011 was that ░░░░░░░░ was enormous speculation about ░░░░░░░░ running for president then ░░░░░░░░ I would get asked ░░░░░░░░ it almost at every ░░░░░░░░ conference even though the ░░░░░░░░ time I was saying ░░░░░░░░ I m not running ░░░░░░░░ finally I had a ░░░░░░░░ conference to once again ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t running ░░░░░░░░ right so I ve ░░░░░░░░ through this before and ░░░░░░░░ achieved a lot during ░░░░░░░░ time So it s ░░░░░░░░ new to me So ░░░░░░░░ ve had the speculation ░░░░░░░░ me before If it ░░░░░░░░ again it comes again ░░░░░░░░ think that s nothing ░░░░░░░░ good for the people ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey because they ░░░░░░░░ t be speculating about ░░░░░░░░ who wasn t doing ░░░░░░░░ job well and so ░░░░░░░░ they re speculating about ░░░░░░░░ that means I m ░░░░░░░░ to do my job ░░░░░░░░ If I m doing ░░░░░░░░ job well that s ░░░░░░░░ for the people here ░░░░░░░░ I ve never seen ░░░░░░░░ as a distraction I ░░░░░░░░ never and by the ░░░░░░░░ I ve said before ░░░░░░░░ don t see it ░░░░░░░░ a burden either You ░░░░░░░░ to have a huge ░░░░░░░░ right Oh please it ░░░░░░░░ such a burden for ░░░░░░░░ to be speculating about ░░░░░░░░ being the leader of ░░░░░░░░ free world Stop I ░░░░░░░░ so burdened I mean ░░░░░░░░ know that s a ░░░░░░░░ huge ego to be ░░░░░░░░ about that It s ░░░░░░░░ It s flattering And ░░░░░░░░ have no problem with ░░░░░░░░ But I m going ░░░░░░░░ be really clear about ░░░░░░░░ I have a job ░░░░░░░░ do I got re ░░░░░░░░ to do a job ░░░░░░░░ night That s the ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ and I m not ░░░░░░░░ about all this other ░░░░░░░░ If the time comes ░░░░░░░░ I change my mind ░░░░░░░░ I decide I want ░░░░░░░░ do something else I ░░░░░░░░ tell the people of ░░░░░░░░ Jersey I want to ░░░░░░░░ something else but this ░░░░░░░░ what I want to ░░░░░░░░ that s why I ░░░░░░░░ for re-election.”