Chris Christie is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Speaking in New Hampshire, the former New Jersey Governor said he thought it important to be in the race to warn voters about the dangers of Donald Trump. He chastised fellow candidates who won’t say Trump is unfit to be president. Christie failed to gain any traction in the GOP polls and said he doesn’t see a path forward. The announcement leaves former President Trump, Florida Governor Ron Desantis, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy as the only remaining Republican candidates.
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis squared off in the final Republican debate before the Iowa caucuses as Donald Trump held his own town hall in the state. In a debate hosted by CNN in Des Moines, Haley and DeSantis took a number of jabs at one another as they battle to become the top alternative to Trump. The two candidates sparred over foreign policy, abortion and the crisis at the southern border, and called out the former president for refusing to participate in any of the debates. Haley said another Trump presidency would be “four more years of chaos.” The debate came just hours after Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dropped out of the race and pleaded with voters not to support Trump.
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