Lawmaker who backed Trump welcomes Christie to team

Speaking to reporters Friday in the State House, Baker said he’s not disappointed with Christie’s endorsement of Trump, but “surprised”.

Marco Rubio waged an all-out verbal assault on Donald Trump Friday morning as his allies prepared to spend millions on new attack ads in key states, promising an aggressive and well-funded takedown effort the morning after the Republican front-runner was knocked on his heels on the debate stage.

Chris Christie backed Donald Trump in the Republican race for president on Friday, as the billionaire businessman sought to beat back a series of blistering attacks from Marco Rubio on his character by unveiling a powerhouse endorsement. On Michael Medved’s radio show in December, after Trump called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S.

“He sits in his jammies in Trump Tower and phones in”, Christie said.

After Christie, Jeb Bush and Scott Walker inherited the frontrunner roles – but their establishment campaigns were swallowed up by Trump’s populist, anti-establishment insurgency, which began its meteoric ascent in early June 2015. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, greet at a break during a Republican presidential primary debate at The University of Houston, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, in Houston. “Clearly Donald Trump is incapable of explaining any of his ideas for the future of this country, he’s incapable of explaining what’s hiding in his tax return”.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton has SC mostly to herself two days before the first-in-the-South primary Saturday, and she’s using it to capitalize on her advantage over Vermont Sen.

Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) says Christie is going to have a lot of explaining to do.

When asked an hour after Trump’s rally whether he’d support Trump if he becomes the nominee, Rubio said it wouldn’t happen. Having savaged Trump in the past, Christie is now his most valuable cheerleader. “I don’t know why… maybe to make sure his trousers weren’t wet”.

“But I’ll tell you one thing: He’s not paying for the wall”, Christie said, prompting laughter in the crowd. “I really felt we were on an upward trajectory”. Those who had stood by their candidate and criticized the way his rivals teamed up on him. Trump said during his Texas rally that he wanted to “keep it a secret for the people of Texas”. “I’m sick of lying in Washington. That’s it.” – to supporters at the same event in November, about what it’s like to have dinner with Trump and his wife. “I think obviously the next few months will determine this”.