New Jersey Gov. and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said Monday that people need to stop complaining about the formatting of the GOP presidential debates and that if someone can’t hold their bladder for a few hours, they might not be cut out to be president of the United States.
“Stop complaining,” Mr. Christie said on “Fox and Friends.” “Do me a favor: Set up a stage, put podiums up there, and let’s just go.”
“Why are we spending time arguing and bickering about this? I’d rather spend my time going out there, talking to voters” about issues, he said. “And if you think that anybody who’s watching those debates [who] really, really cares about the future of the country is worried about .. .whether a bathroom is close — come on.”
Representatives for Republican campaigns huddled on Sunday to try to chart a path forward on how to deal with the presidential debates after candidates and their surrogates widely criticized the moderators of the CNBC debate last week.
“Listen, if you can’t exert bladder control for two hours, maybe you shouldn’t be president of the United States,” Mr. Christie said.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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