Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie expressed a strong interest in a possible presidential run in 2024 in an interview with The Hill on Tuesday.
Christie said he is currently enjoying his time in the private sector, “but once you've been a governor, I think you always feel like you've got something to contribute,” adding that he would “look at the race in 2024 and I would not back off from that at all.”
Christie said he “absolutely loved” being New Jersey governor, “but I was term limited after two terms, so I couldn't seek reelection.”
The former governor reflected on his unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for president in 2016, saying there were “atmospheric things” that happened in the lead up to the that race, “especially the bridgegate matter which now has been dismissed by the United States Supreme Court in a 9-0 vote that there was no crime committed there.”
Christie emphasized that “Now that we've had that cleared away and it's no longer a controversy, you know, from my perspective, maybe 2024 is time to try to go after that job again.”
He added that “I have a lot to contribute, and I think everybody sees that. You know, it's very, very important to have competent executive leadership… at all levels of government and the kind of people that we could pick at the executive level of the federal government has a real impact on people's day-to-day lives.”
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