suggested that the former president was not worthy of leadership. perspective now from cnn political analyst and new york times national political reporter astead herndon. is this chris christie s redemption tour? he was he bostoned boosted 2016 after he dropped out of the race. he helped him prepare for the debate against biden. he got near fatal covid at the white house during the supreme court when amy coney barrett was getting confirmed. what do you see in his announcement? i see this as someone making kind of a clear legacy play. i also see this as someone who sees an open space to be the anti-trump candidate in this race. we should start with the obvious, right? there is a tough path to see for chris christie being a nomination getting the republican nomination. he would probably admit that himself. he probably occupies that third tier in this race. if donald trump represents the top tier and ron desantis is the clear alternative, kind of leading the pack in that second
i don t know if he will get that moment but i think that is what he wants. i tend to agree that this is some sort of personal redemption tour. but you have a great interview with christie, and the atlantic from last month, and there is this amazing quote from christie. i will read it to everyone who has not yet read the piece. i will not drill on this, mark, you drive me crazy. all you want to do is talk about trump, i m sorry, i do not think that he s the only topic to talk about in politics and i m not going to waste my hour with you this morning on just continuing talking and asking and answering the donald trump question from 18 different angles. this chris christie not realize this is the whole point as a presidential candidate? that is absurd, because he then went up to new hampshire and talked about donald trump 1 million different ways. that is what was so bizarre about that interview.
president was not worthy of leadership. perspective now from cnn political analyst and new york times national political reporter, astead herndon. is this chris christie s redemption tour? he boosted trump, dropped out of the race. help him to prepare for the debate against president biden. got almost near fatal covid at the white house during the supreme court amy cohen baron was getting confirmed. what you see and his announcement? i see this is somebody making a clear legacy play. see this is someone who sees an open space to be the anti trump candidate in the race. start with the obvious right, there is a tough path to see for chris christie being a nomination. getting the republican nomination, he would probably admit that himself. probably occupies the third tier in the race. if donald trump represents the top, tehran desantis is clear alternative, leading the other pack is in the second tier. chris christie s in the 30. that does not mean he is irrelevant. this is some because
personal redemption tour. but, mark, you had a great interview with christie in the atlantic from last month. and there s this amazing quote from christie. i m not going to dwell on this, mark, christie said. you guys drive me crazy. all you want to talk about is trump. i m sorry, i m not going to waste my hour with you this morning which is a joy and a gift on just continuing to talking and asking trump questions from 18 different angles. he then went up and talked about trump in 18 different ways, what s so bizarre about that interview. he s extremely adept at potentially taking some real shots at donald trump. he knows donald trump batter than most. he s much more nimble at least