Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took a break from his nonstop television appearances bashing former President Donald J. Trump to take a trip to Ukraine, drawing savage mockery from social media users along with an enormously unflattering comparison.
The leftwing media’s favorite GOP presidential candidate laid a flower wreath at a memorial for war dead and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the public relations visit that could strike a contrast with Trump who has been far less enthusiastic than his competitors about the bloody border conflict and U.S. taxpayer money pit.
“I really suspected that if I saw this in person that it would arm me to be a better advocate for support, I think, from the stuff I saw today just now, and the meeting with the president … I think I’m much better off,” Christie said.
“It was an honor to meet with President @ZelenskyyUa in Ukraine and see firsthand the heroism Ukrainians have displayed in their fight against Russia,” he tweeted. “America has never moved forward by ignoring the rest of the world. We can’t start now.”
It was an honor to meet with President @ZelenskyyUa in Ukraine and see firsthand the heroism Ukrainians have displayed in their fight against Russia.
America has never moved forward by ignoring the rest of the world. We can’t start now. https://t.co/3Diajbs4Lc
— Chris Christie (@GovChristie) August 4, 2023
“There was no conversation from him about the race that I’m in,” Mr. Christie said of Trump whose name did not come up in his sit-down with Zelenskyy who he said told him, “Whoever the next president is, I need to have that person feel a partnership with Ukraine.”
While the embattled 2024 Republican frontrunner’s name may not have come up, the name of another morbidly obese attention seeker did with “White Lizzo” trending on Twitter.
Chris Christie has now won the title of “The White Lizzo” as he arrives in Ukraine to give Zelensky a bouquet of flowers.
I’ve never seen a person who wants so much attention! It’s unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/3B3EVWN1SW
— Amanda Stafford (@RosannaM1970) August 4, 2023
Since White Lizzo, also known as Chris Christie, thinks that fighting for Ukraine is so important why hasn’t he joined the fight?
He could go in as an undercover agent to meet with Vladimir Putin and just sit on him.
They’d achieve regime change within forty seconds.
— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) August 4, 2023
Hate to say it but the fact that when you click on “White Lizzo” in the trending section and freaking Chris Christie pops up is iconic
— Tierin-Rose (@tierin_rose) August 4, 2023
If Chris Christie is the White Lizzo, I certainly don’t want to hear the stories of what he may or may not have done in an Amsterdam Strip Club!
— Rubin Young (@RubinCYoung) August 4, 2023
Chris Christie is White Lizzo, lmao
— ✪ Evil Texan ✪ (@vileTexan) August 4, 2023
The only part of Chris Christie’s Ukraine visit that is trending on Twitter is the nickname “White Lizzo”.
That’s how you understand that the American people are truly fed up with this whole Ukraine song & dance.
We want our tax dollars to be spent in America on securing our…
— Victor Avila (@VictorAvilaTX) August 4, 2023
The fact that Chris Christie is now being referred to as White Lizzo is hilarious.
I’d wait on Trump to start saying it but I doubt he knows who Lizzo is.
Lucky guy.
— Ada Lluch (@ada_lluch) August 4, 2023
“I’m the White Lizzo, just call me #Wizzo. The password is The Big Guy Sent Me. Now where is the free buffet and do you have bananas?”
— Carl Lazlo, Esq. (@roybatty010816) August 4, 2023
The mockery didn’t stop with the comparison to the body-positive celebrity either, as other users savaged the White House hopeful.
BREAKING: Ukrainian food supplies suffer major shortages as Putin unleashes Chris Christie to destroy their supply lines pic.twitter.com/XcwlfqjAbA
— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) August 4, 2023
Chris Christie and Mike Pence are running for President of the Deep State, that’s why they keep visiting Ukraine!
— Lavern Spicer (@lavern_spicer) August 4, 2023
OMG, Chris Christie went to Ukraine
He’s really in touch with the Republican base, isn’t he pic.twitter.com/0P6Wu3DVZO— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) August 4, 2023
Chris Christie going to Ukraine to signal his ok to money Iaundering as an establishment candidate.
— Miami JJ (@miamijj48) August 4, 2023
Zelensky finally figured how to down that bridge in Odessa his drones, suicide bombers and artillery couldn’t. He got Chris Christie just to walk on it dangling this in front of his nose pic.twitter.com/mL7qWnuCIV
— Magadonia Special .45 (@Endtimes905) August 4, 2023
There were also the predictable protestations of Twitter/X users who found the “White Lizzo” moniker to be racist, sexist and fatphobic.
For anybody wondering what the white Lizzo topic is about, let me save you the trouble: fat-shaming and racism. Just do yourself a favor and stay out of there…
— Summer Whitesell (@LinimentCake) August 4, 2023
Calling Chris Christie “white Lizzo” isn’t just taking shots at two bad people but y’all willfully engaging in fatphobia and misogynoir. Ungendering Black women is never okay.
— Taylor Goethe | Comms Open (@InspectorNerd) August 4, 2023
The trending today of “White Lizzo” really points out the overtly racist, misogynists living their best ugly life over in MAGA world.
— PiT BuLL hugger (@CleggAdrienne) August 4, 2023
Disgusting that people are using the term “white lizzo” as an insult to describe fat white people. Regardless of the hot water the REAL Lizzo may be in these days, she has been a powerhouse entertainer beloved by millions. Using her name as an insult is really awful. Stop it.
— joanierocks♐️ (@joaniej1202) August 4, 2023
Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson has been in the headlines this week after three former dancers sued her, alleging that the singer fat-shamed them and forced them to engage in vulgar acts at a live sex show in Amsterdam where, NBC News reported, “Lizzo began inviting cast members to take turns touching the nude performers, catching dildos launched from the performers’ vaginas, and eating bananas protruding from the performers’ vaginas.”
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