‘I’ve Already Started to Like Christie Better,’ Trump Says

DES MOINES, IOWA - JANUARY 10: Moderators Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier host a Fox News Town Hall with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on January 10, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. Trump declined to participate in a debate featuring fellow Republican presidential candidates former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also taking place this evening. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

President Donald Trump joked during his Fox News town hall that he’s “already started to like [Chris] Christie better.”

President Trump’s joke alluded to the former New Jersey governor’s decision to drop out of the race hours before President Trump’s town hall appearance.