Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is not taking sides when it comes to President Donald Trump and the media.
Christie is placing the blame on both Trump and the media for the relationship they have with one another.
“I think both sides have shown, over the course of this relationship, that they’re both too combative with each other,” Christie said during an appearance on ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday.
Check out his comments below:
.@GovChristie on Pres. Trump’s relationship with the press: “They’re both hurting the situation here and I think the president should be shorter and I think the media should stick to topics that… the people and the audience want to know the answers to.” https://t.co/f8u2wbJuik pic.twitter.com/KmJvvM6DmB
— The View (@TheView) April 14, 2020
Christie claimed Trump is participating in a “death spiral” the media is in.
He pointed out the media’s questions are often combative and Trump’s responses are “beneath what he should be doing.”
Christie suggested the press briefings be shorter, Trump answers a few questions, then leaves the rest to Vice President Mike Pence and the experts.
He explained how both sides have to take responsibility for their actions.
“They’re both hurting the situation here and I think the president should be shorter and I think the media should stick to topics that… the people and the audience want to know the answers to,” Christie said.
Co-host Joy Behar asked Christie if the media should not call Trump out on his lies.
He described how the relationship between the media and Trump has always been combative, not just during this crisis but at the beginning of his presidency as well.
Christie emphasized it is not helpful for either the media or Trump to be combative with each other.
“I don’t think it helps the president for him to act in some of the ways he acts at times and I don’t think it helps the credibility of the media to be doing that either,” Christie said.
Christie’s comments come shortly after Trump received criticism from the media over his claim he has total authority over scaling back coronavirus restrictions, as IJR previously reported.