Chris Christie Dares Trump to Call Him a “Fat Pig” to His Face

Say what you will about Donald Trump, but the guy has always been a deeply respectful individual who has never once resorted to personal attacks on anyone, not even on people he views as his competitors or threats.

Just kidding! There is obviously no one on earth who is more petty and vindictive than Donald Trump, a man for whom no one is off-limits. He attacks children, he attacks diplomats, he attacks prosecutors, and he attacks actors. He attacks airlines, he attacks immigrants, and he attacks people trying to commemorate 9/11. He even attacks prisoners of war, for fuck’s sake! Really, with the exception of Ivanka, there is basically no person, place, thing, or inanimate object he won’t attack.

Naturally, that means that when he’s not threatening to intimidate government witnesses, Trump is going after his GOP primary rivals in the crudest terms possible. Which on Tuesday, meant calling former New Jersey governor and 2024 hopeful Chris Christie a “fat pig.” 

Yes, at an event in New Hampshire, the former president of the United States told supporters, “Christie, he’s eating right now, he can’t be bothered.” Then he pretended to be offended by the words of an audience member, saying, “Sir, please do not call him a fat pig. That’s very disrespectful. I’m trying to be nice. Don’t call him a fat pig. You can’t do that.” Later, he wrote on Truth Social, “I was extremely respectful of Sloppy Chris Christie today in New Hampshire. During a speech in front of a large crowd of Patriots, somebody shouted out that ‘Chris Christie is a fat pig.’ Rather than acknowledging that, which many speakers would have done, I said, ‘No, No, he is not a fat pig.’ I’m sure Chris would have been very happy with my defense of him!”

Christie responded to the remarks by suggesting Trump didn’t have the balls to say such things to his face at the first GOP debate—or show up at the debate, period. (The ex-president has not confirmed if he’ll appear on the stage this month, saying on Tuesday, “Maybe we’ll do something else” and that “it doesn’t make sense to do it if you’re leading by so much.”) On Tuesday, a Christie-aligned super PAC took out a full-page ad saying Trump is “afraid to debate.”