Christie to exit presidential race
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is dropping out of the presidential race just five days before the Iowa caucuses, NBC News reported on Wednesday.
The Republican, whose campaign was built to directly challenge his party’s frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, is not expected to make an endorsement when announcing his decision to leave the race, sources told NBC. “I’m in this race because the truth needs to be spoken,” Christie said during the fourth GOP presidential primary debate in December. “He is unfit.” Departing from the race may boost former South Carolina Nikki Haley’s candidacy.
Along with Christie, she has polled well among independents — though her criticism of Trump has been much milder by comparison.
As evidenced by his record and his remarks during some of the primary debates, Christie has been more moderate on LGBTQ issues than other candidates in the Republican field, several of whom have proposed extreme anti-LGBTQ and particularly anti-transgender laws if they are elected.
