Chris Christie: ‘I Don’t Think Ron DeSantis Is a Conservative, Based on His Actions Towards Disney’

CHRISTIE I don t ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis is a ░░░░░░░░ based on his actions ░░░░░░░░ Disney I mean you ░░░░░░░░ where are we headed ░░░░░░░░ now that if you ░░░░░░░░ disagreement in this country ░░░░░░░░ government is allowed to ░░░░░░░░ you To me that ░░░░░░░░ what I always thought ░░░░░░░░ did And now all ░░░░░░░░ a sudden here we ░░░░░░░░ participating in this with ░░░░░░░░ Republican governor And the ░░░░░░░░ piece of it is ░░░░░░░░ part of the I ░░░░░░░░ all for the use ░░░░░░░░ appropriate use of governmental ░░░░░░░░ to achieve laudable goals ░░░░░░░░ when you re the ░░░░░░░░ of a state and ░░░░░░░░ governorship is constitutionally the ░░░░░░░░ powerful governorship of the ░░░░░░░░ the New Jersey governorship ░░░░░░░░ enormous authority And I ░░░░░░░░ using the levers of ░░░░░░░░ authority to be able ░░░░░░░░ accomplish things But and ░░░░░░░░ put somebody in that ░░░░░░░░ or like a position ░░░░░░░░ president if you re ░░░░░░░░ to use those levers ░░░░░░░░ got to look around ░░░░░░░░ corners to see what ░░░░░░░░ result of that ll ░░░░░░░░ For him to have ░░░░░░░░ the action he took ░░░░░░░░ Disney and to not ░░░░░░░░ foreseen that Disney was ░░░░░░░░ to do what they ░░░░░░░░ in response which was ░░░░░░░░ completely take over the ░░░░░░░░ and millions of acres ░░░░░░░░ the zoning decisions on ░░░░░░░░ before they got the ░░░░░░░░ well I tell you ░░░░░░░░ much that s not ░░░░░░░░ guy I want sitting ░░░░░░░░ from President Xi and ░░░░░░░░ our next agreement with ░░░░░░░░ or sitting across from ░░░░░░░░ and trying to resolve ░░░░░░░░ s happening in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ you can t see ░░░░░░░░ a corner that Bob ░░░░░░░░ created for you I ░░░░░░░░ t think that s ░░░░░░░░ imposing And the last ░░░░░░░░ of what he said ░░░░░░░░ MODERATOR This is just ░░░░░░░░ our audience online about ░░░░░░░░ a prison next to ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk CHRISTIE Or amusement ░░░░░░░░ or well look sometimes ░░░░░░░░ politics you just have ░░░░░░░░ admit when you screwed ░░░░░░░░ and you got taken ░░░░░░░░ happens It s hard ░░░░░░░░ admit it because it ░░░░░░░░ to you on a ░░░░░░░░ stage and everybody gets ░░░░░░░░ see your mistake But ░░░░░░░░ you re not used ░░░░░░░░ that then don t ░░░░░░░░ in this business You ░░░░░░░░ go into private business ░░░░░░░░ make your mistakes privately ░░░░░░░░ only the closest people ░░░░░░░░ you will know Now ░░░░░░░░ s doubling down I ░░░░░░░░ you know why do ░░░░░░░░ want to punish a ░░░░░░░░ that creates enormous tax ░░░░░░░░ for your state enormous ░░░░░░░░ for your state And ░░░░░░░░ want to punish them ░░░░░░░░ they disagreed with you ░░░░░░░░ mean look I think ░░░░░░░░ should have the freedom ░░░░░░░░ this country to disagree ░░░░░░░░ something that government does ░░░░░░░░ my job as the ░░░░░░░░ is to convince a ░░░░░░░░ of the people in ░░░░░░░░ state or my country ░░░░░░░░ the criticism is wrong ░░░░░░░░ to use the power ░░░░░░░░ government that was given ░░░░░░░░ me by the people ░░░░░░░░ punish someone for that ░░░░░░░░ believe me you d ░░░░░░░░ Republicans speaking differently if ░░░░░░░░ governor was Charlie Crist ░░░░░░░░ of Ron DeSantis And ░░░░░░░░ legislation Crist put forward ░░░░░░░░ perceived as being liberal ░░░░░░░░ and Disney spoke out ░░░░░░░░ said Well I think ░░░░░░░░ is too liberal and ░░░░░░░░ think it s not ░░░░░░░░ line with Disney s ░░░░░░░░ If Crist used the ░░░░░░░░ to bang on Disney ░░░░░░░░ all across the country ░░░░░░░░ be going berserk and ░░░░░░░░ this is an overreach ░░░░░░░░ Because it s done ░░░░░░░░ someone who s a ░░░░░░░░ do we say this ░░░░░░░░ OK I think that ░░░░░░░░ not a conservative position ░░░░░░░░ think he s wrong ░░░░░░░░ I think it makes ░░░░░░░░ makes a lot of ░░░░░░░░ question his judgment and ░░░░░░░░ maturity.”