The backlash against Chris Christie

According to a survey done by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind, Christie’s approval dropped to only 18 percent among independent New Jersey voters after the Trump endorsement – down from 34 percent before the announcement was made.

The editorial read: “We’re fed up with Gov. Chris Christie’s arrogance”.

Adding to his woes, six New Jersey newspapers called on Christie to resign, partly for endorsing Trump after dropping out of the race to become the Republican Party’s candidate in November’s election. Ever since, Christie has been Trump’s wingman, including airport rallies on Super Tuesday.

Even before his positioning behind Trump during his victory speech spawned the hashtag #FreeChrisChristie, his endorsement drew a slew of irate hometown newspaper editorials that ran Tuesday. But nothing else has compared to the memes and jokes that his face inspired last night (especially if you’re a Curb Your Enthusiasm or Arrested Development Fan).

Christie attacked Trump on numerous occasions while running against him and denounced several of his proposed plans for the presidency.

Christie also found himself deflecting questions about whether Trump’s proposal to build a wall on the Mexican border was racist, even though he himself had made fun of the wall at nearly every campaign town hall he held.

Fifty-four percent in a Rutgers-Eagleton poll last August wanted Christie to step down, citing the governor’s constant out-of-state political traveling, while 41 percent believed he should continue to serve.

No matter the reason, Christie can kiss any talk of being Trump’s vice president goodbye.

Trump said a few days prior, after all, that his vice presidential pick would be a “political person”. We’re fed up with his hypocrisy.

“We’re fed up with his long neglect of the state to pursue his own selfish agenda”. Chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee John Currie issued a statement saying, “For the last two years, if not longer, it has been abundantly clear that Chris Christie is a shameless, opportunistic bully with no core convictions and no respect for the people of New Jersey”. “The governorship of the state of New Jersey is more than a full-time job”.

Another thing that isn’t helping is the way that Trump and Christie project their relationship during public appearances. On Sunday, Christie struggled to explain to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Trump’s policies and his newfound support for them.

Beyond the social media criticism, Christie faced growing pressure at home to decide between his competing priorities. He’s got to choose, ” Handlin said to the Press. After spending 261 full or partial days out of state in 2015, Christie has been absent from the state for all or part of 38 days so far this year.