John Philips: We’re Fortunate Christie Decided Not to Don His American Flag Speedo

WHITFIELD Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ talk about all of ░░░░░░░░ Sally Kohn CNN political ░░░░░░░░ and columnist at the ░░░░░░░░ Beast and John Philips ░░░░░░░░ political commentator and political ░░░░░░░░ at the Orange County ░░░░░░░░ Good to see both ░░░░░░░░ you All right Sally ░░░░░░░░ first So within minutes ░░░░░░░░ Houses of the legislature ░░░░░░░░ be convening to try ░░░░░░░░ strike a budget deal ░░░░░░░░ now this is kind ░░░░░░░░ superseding all of that ░░░░░░░░ looks like the rules ░░░░░░░░ different for everybody else ░░░░░░░░ for Chris Christie and ░░░░░░░░ governor Chris Christie the ░░░░░░░░ and his family Big ░░░░░░░░ KOHN Yes I mean ░░░░░░░░ as has lately been ░░░░░░░░ case we re often ░░░░░░░░ we in the media ░░░░░░░░ sort of citizens in ░░░░░░░░ often focusing on these ░░░░░░░░ of tabloidy kind of ░░░░░░░░ infighting details instead of ░░░░░░░░ important policy disagreements that ░░░░░░░░ on the table The ░░░░░░░░ for Christie here is ░░░░░░░░ this really crystallizes the ░░░░░░░░ critique of him which ░░░░░░░░ this I don t ░░░░░░░░ about how much suffering ░░░░░░░░ cause the regular folks ░░░░░░░░ my state I m ░░░░░░░░ to keep giving more ░░░░░░░░ tax breaks incentives to ░░░░░░░░ business and the very ░░░░░░░░ And if you don ░░░░░░░░ like it who cares ░░░░░░░░ mean at this point ░░░░░░░░ almost seems like Christie ░░░░░░░░ just so that there ░░░░░░░░ some politician in America ░░░░░░░░ has a lower approval ░░░░░░░░ than Donald Trump And ░░░░░░░░ he really wanted to ░░░░░░░░ himself look worse he ░░░░░░░░ go and pull a ░░░░░░░░ like this It s ░░░░░░░░ it s callous It ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous it s absurd ░░░░░░░░ s Chris Christie WHITFIELD ░░░░░░░░ John the governor s ░░░░░░░░ rating is at 15 ░░░░░░░░ the governor has already ░░░░░░░░ I don t care ░░░░░░░░ this just strictly a ░░░░░░░░ to that That he ░░░░░░░░ like You know what ░░░░░░░░ don t really care ░░░░░░░░ Well my favorite part ░░░░░░░░ the story is that ░░░░░░░░ warranted paparazzi photographs from ░░░░░░░░ helicopter from every possible ░░░░░░░░ And it reminds us ░░░░░░░░ fortunate we are that ░░░░░░░░ decided not to don ░░░░░░░░ American flag Speedo because ░░░░░░░░ hear that when he ░░░░░░░░ that Guam Puerto Rico ░░░░░░░░ the Virgin Islands all ░░░░░░░░ states So look WHITFIELD ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ PHILIPS It s a ░░░░░░░░ It s the weekend ░░░░░░░░ it s also a ░░░░░░░░ as to why people ░░░░░░░░ term limits because even ░░░░░░░░ politicians that we start ░░░░░░░░ liking end up living ░░░░░░░░ Marie Antoinette He s ░░░░░░░░ around in a long ░░░░░░░░ he s not going ░░░░░░░░ run for president again ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ for the United States ░░░░░░░░ there s nowhere for ░░░░░░░░ to go He s ░░░░░░░░ lame duck and he ░░░░░░░░ acting like one.”