Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is renewing his public beef with President Donald Trump.
While the two have a history of going at each other in the media, despite having been friends at one point in time, the fighting has simmered down recently as the president has taken on a number of important national and international issues. But now Christie is trying to hit Trump where it hurts by comparing him to former President Jimmy Carter on ABC’s “This Week.”
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Chris Christie warns America: Donald Trump is about to become what he never wanted to be: Jimmy Carter. Held hostage by Iran as the war consumes billions of dollars and Americans ask, who the hell did we put in charge of our country! pic.twitter.com/UCHwsmFyUY
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) August 10, 2026
“Look, the real problem here is it was an adventure without a plan. And now, you know, I was struck this week when the Iranians put out their list of demands to reopen the strait — reparations, etc. What struck me was that Donald Trump is about to become what he never, ever wanted to be: Jimmy Carter,” the ex-governor said.
“He is being held hostage by Iran. They are holding the Strait of Hormuz hostage. As a result, they’re holding the world economy hostage. And it’s focused at Donald Trump. And I know from talking to him over the last 24 years, the one person he would never want to be is Jimmy Carter. Talk to him about Jimmy Carter, too. And so here we are. And it was all voluntary,” Christie added.
Just because the two haven’t had any noteworthy spats recently doesn’t mean Christie has eased up in his criticism.
Watch:
Christie: The Trump Show Is Over, People Are Bored Of The Act — And The Iranians See Thathttps://t.co/RpCzuxMbo6
“He can no longer distract from bad decisions with his charisma. No one is paying attention.”
“On Friday night, it seemed like he was even bored with the act.” pic.twitter.com/asu2ZnzJJm
— RealClearPolitics (@RCPolitics) July 27, 2026
In July, he mocked what he deemed to be the president’s lack of “charisma” by saying that nobody is “paying attention” to Trump anymore.
“He can no longer distract from bad decisions with his charisma. No one is paying attention anymore. They are bored with the act. At times on Friday night, it seemed like he was even bored with the act,” Christie said. “And the Iranians notice all of this. They’re not going to take him seriously. And that has got to be incredibly frustrating to a president who all he cares about is that people take him seriously.”
X users reacted:
Chris Christie is a joke who cannot be disciplined enough to quit eating.
— Jacalyn Weissenburger (@JacalynWeissen1) August 11, 2026
Oh shut up Krispy Kreme.
— 🇺🇸 MAGA Michelle S 🇺🇸 (@MAGAMichelleS69) August 10, 2026
Donald Trump is already what you always wanted to be but never will: President of the United States.
Step away from the buffet and let the adults run the world.
— Whale Psychiatrist ™️ (@k_ovfefe2) August 10, 2026
Some of us were actually alive when Iran held our hostages.
This nothing like that. If you’re going to try to make a point then it’d help if your point made sense.
— Boyd Crowder (@TTNSSE) August 10, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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