Tucker Carlson Rages At Chris Christie After Ukraine Clash: ‘Hate to Think’ He’s a ‘Blustery Coward’ Playing ‘Tough Guy’

By Phillip NietoJul 16th, 2023, 7:04 pm
 
Tucker Carlson

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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson challenged former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to defend his views on supporting Ukraine, referring to the GOP hopeful as a “blustery coward.”

Christie told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that Carlson’s has “always been wrong” for not supporting the Ukrainian government amid the Russian invasion.

Carlson responded by sharing a screenshot of a Mediaite story on Christie’s comments, challenging him to sit-down for a discussion on the matter.

“Sounds like this could use a longer conversation,” Carlson tweeted to his nine million followers. “We just asked [Chris Christie] to sit down and explain his views on Ukraine. He refused.

The GOP firebrand added, “You hate to think that Chris Christie is a blustery coward who plays the tough guy with sycophants at ABC but won’t answer real questions, but who knows? We hope he reconsiders.”

Carlson has frequently challenged GOP presidential candidates over their support for Ukraine. During the Iowa Family Leadership Summit earlier this week, the talk show host and former Vice President Mike Pence traded jabs about the issue.

Over the weekend, Carlson told attendees at the Turning Point Action Conference that Pence was not a true Christian leader because he wants to send cluster bombs to Ukraine and did not speak out about the alleged persecution of Christians by Ukraine’s government.

Christie is currently polling near the bottom of the Republican presidential field with support of 2.6% on average nationally, according to Real Clear Politics.

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