CNN’s Tapper to Christie: Does Bridge-Gate Make You Seem ‘Shady?’

TAPPER Staying with our ░░░░░░░░ lead my next guest ░░░░░░░░ gone from being an ░░░░░░░░ to showing some real ░░░░░░░░ of strength in New ░░░░░░░░ with a little more ░░░░░░░░ than a month until ░░░░░░░░ state s primary How ░░░░░░░░ he seal the deal ░░░░░░░░ voters And joining me ░░░░░░░░ standing in his Tell ░░░░░░░░ Like It Is bus ░░░░░░░░ is parked in Portsmouth ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire New Jersey Governor ░░░░░░░░ presidential candidate Chris Christie ░░░░░░░░ Christie thanks for joining ░░░░░░░░ Christie Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ me Jake Appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ So your single minded ░░░░░░░░ on New Hampshire appears ░░░░░░░░ be paying off You ░░░░░░░░ third in the CNN ░░░░░░░░ in the Granite State ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Rubio Do ░░░░░░░░ think it s fair ░░░░░░░░ say that you need ░░░░░░░░ finish in third place ░░░░░░░░ better in New Hampshire ░░░░░░░░ your campaign to credibly ░░░░░░░░ Christie Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ January 15 Jake Let ░░░░░░░░ see You know I ░░░░░░░░ starting around the 15th ░░░░░░░░ can really get a ░░░░░░░░ on these polls starting ░░░░░░░░ solidify and people in ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire making up their ░░░░░░░░ Have me back on ░░░░░░░░ 15 and I will ░░░░░░░░ you an affirmative answer ░░░░░░░░ way or the other ░░░░░░░░ I m pencilling you ░░░░░░░░ right now Let s ░░░░░░░░ about some of your ░░░░░░░░ I m a bit ░░░░░░░░ by some of your ░░░░░░░░ of Senator Marco Rubio ░░░░░░░░ have gone after him ░░░░░░░░ missing key Senate votes ░░░░░░░░ have also gone after ░░░░░░░░ for not campaigning in ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire Where do you ░░░░░░░░ Rubio should be And ░░░░░░░░ is he Christie Well ░░░░░░░░ don t know where ░░░░░░░░ is He s apparently ░░░░░░░░ in Washington And I ░░░░░░░░ he s not New ░░░░░░░░ either My point on ░░░░░░░░ Senate vote was don ░░░░░░░░ come out and say ░░░░░░░░ you are opposed to ░░░░░░░░ spending bill that Congress ░░░░░░░░ going to pass and ░░░░░░░░ re a member of ░░░░░░░░ United States Senate and ░░░░░░░░ not show up to ░░░░░░░░ to vote no People ░░░░░░░░ that is strange Jake ░░░░░░░░ you have an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ vote no on something ░░░░░░░░ say you re opposed ░░░░░░░░ and you don t ░░░░░░░░ up and vote That ░░░░░░░░ my point on that ░░░░░░░░ s not a series ░░░░░░░░ votes It s that ░░░░░░░░ vote where he s ░░░░░░░░ he s opposed to ░░░░░░░░ spending bill Well then ░░░░░░░░ down there make a ░░░░░░░░ on the floor of ░░░░░░░░ Senate try to persuade ░░░░░░░░ and if you can ░░░░░░░░ at least vote no ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER And you have ░░░░░░░░ that you can do ░░░░░░░░ job from the road ░░░░░░░░ governor Christie I do ░░░░░░░░ job from the road ░░░░░░░░ day And by the ░░░░░░░░ when I need to ░░░░░░░░ home I go home ░░░░░░░░ will be home tonight ░░░░░░░░ will be in the ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow doing my job ░░░░░░░░ Trenton New Jersey And ░░░░░░░░ do my job from ░░░░░░░░ road And you can ░░░░░░░░ guaranteed this If I ░░░░░░░░ that there was a ░░░░░░░░ that came to my ░░░░░░░░ that I was opposed ░░░░░░░░ I wouldn t miss ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to veto it ░░░░░░░░ not showing up in ░░░░░░░░ Jersey and executing on ░░░░░░░░ veto That s the ░░░░░░░░