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Let Me Finish: Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey, and the Power of In-Your-Face Politics
The instant New York Times-bestselling memoir from the outspoken former governor--an "explosive" (Guardian) "must read" (Hugh Hewitt) account of Chris Christie's life in politics including his "not to miss" (Entertainment Weekly) insights into Donald Trump.
After dropping out of the 2016 presidential race, Chris Christie stunned the political world by becoming the first major official to endorse Donald Trump. A friend of Trump's for fifteen years, the two-term New Jersey governor understood the future president as well as anyone in the political arena--and Christie quickly became one of Trump's most trusted advisers. Tapped with running Trump's transition team, Christie was nearly named his running mate. But within days of Trump's surprise victory over Hillary Clinton, Christie was in for his own surprise: he was being booted out.
In Let Me Finish, Christie sets the record straight about his tenure as a corruption-fighting prosecutor and a Republican running a Democratic state, as well as what really happened on the 2016 campaign trail and inside Trump Tower. Christie takes readers inside the ego-driven battles for Trump's attention among figures like Steve Bannon, Corey Lewandowksi, Reince Priebus, Kellyanne Conway, Jeff Sessions, and Paul Manafort. He shows how the literal trashing of Christie's transition plan put the new administration in the hands of self-serving amateurs, all but guaranteeing the Trump presidency's shaky start. Christie also addresses hot-button issues from his own years in power, including what really went down during Bridgegate. And, for the first time, Christie tells the full story of the Kushner saga: how, as a federal prosecutor, Christie put Jared Kushner's powerful father behind bars--a fact Trump's son-in-law makes Christie pay for later.
Packed with news-making revelations and told with the kind of bluntness few politicians can match, Christie's memoir is an essential guide to understanding the Trump presidency.
After dropping out of the 2016 presidential race, Chris Christie stunned the political world by becoming the first major official to endorse Donald Trump. A friend of Trump's for fifteen years, the two-term New Jersey governor understood the future president as well as anyone in the political arena--and Christie quickly became one of Trump's most trusted advisers. Tapped with running Trump's transition team, Christie was nearly named his running mate. But within days of Trump's surprise victory over Hillary Clinton, Christie was in for his own surprise: he was being booted out.
In Let Me Finish, Christie sets the record straight about his tenure as a corruption-fighting prosecutor and a Republican running a Democratic state, as well as what really happened on the 2016 campaign trail and inside Trump Tower. Christie takes readers inside the ego-driven battles for Trump's attention among figures like Steve Bannon, Corey Lewandowksi, Reince Priebus, Kellyanne Conway, Jeff Sessions, and Paul Manafort. He shows how the literal trashing of Christie's transition plan put the new administration in the hands of self-serving amateurs, all but guaranteeing the Trump presidency's shaky start. Christie also addresses hot-button issues from his own years in power, including what really went down during Bridgegate. And, for the first time, Christie tells the full story of the Kushner saga: how, as a federal prosecutor, Christie put Jared Kushner's powerful father behind bars--a fact Trump's son-in-law makes Christie pay for later.
Packed with news-making revelations and told with the kind of bluntness few politicians can match, Christie's memoir is an essential guide to understanding the Trump presidency.
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6 books19 followers55th Governor of New Jersey. He has been governor since January 2010 and was re-elected for a second term in the 2013 election. George W. Bush appointed him as United States Attorney for New Jersey, a position he held from 2002 to 2008.
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January 30, 2019
Hmmm. I am definitely not a fan of, or sympathetic to Christie, but I was curious to read this since the library got it and I didn't have to put $$$ into his pocket. I found the first third, covering his early days and being governor and all tedious and oh-so-skimmable, but once we got to the campaign and transition, it was kind of fun to revisit it again since we know so much more after 2+ years than we did back then.
The end. It's everyone else's fault but my own :D
The end. It's everyone else's fault but my own :D
August 22, 2019
This is a campaign bio in which Chris Christie positions himself as the loyal party soldier who tried to avert the disasters of Trump’s administration. He shows himself as a politically savvy manager capable of leading hurricane recovery, working with Democrats, producing balanced budgets and writing a 26 binder transition plan. Most of the text is devoted to meetings, political/social events and behind the scenes conversations and processes. There is almost nothing on public policy (other than regrets for cutting funds for education, etc.) until page 377 when Christie addresses the opioid crisis.
Win or lose, Trump will still be around in 2020 or 2024 so Christie burns no bridges. Jared Kushner, Paul Manaforte, Mike Flynn and Steve Bannon are either gone or will be gone with this presidency, so they are convenient (and surely deserved) targets. Christie most likely expects Kellyanne Conway, Ivanka and her brothers, Rudy Giuliani and even Steven Miller to be around, so they get good press.
The most extreme example of Christie’s blameless self and blameless Trump is how the book begins and ends – with Christie being fired from heading the transition team. News of “Bridgegate” keeps seeping out at this time and Christie looks like a liability. Christie does not mention this in this section and blames his firing on Steve Bannon who took direction from Jared Kushner; so, for Christie, the buck stops with Bannon and/or Jared, and not with Trump or Bridgegate.
A more garden variety example of Christie’s self promotion and protecting “the players” is his harsh critique of the Trump’s first Executive Order; the “Muslim Ban.” Christie goes at it from all sides: the process, the amateur wording, the clear illegality and the world-wide negative press. It’s as though this thing just happened – like no one actually did it. All we learn from Christie is It could all have been avoided, had his transition plan been followed.
Of course, when the shoe is on Christie’s foot, the buck does not stop with the NJ governor either. It is hard to believe that someone as sharp as Christie was kept in the dark on Bridgegate. He presents his side through the results of the taxpayer paid investigation commissioned by Christie. Interestingly, Christopher Wray, now the head of the FBI, was his attorney for this.
You get a lot on how things happen. For instance, one doesn’t just become a US attorney. Christie shows how you pay your dues and then how you promote yourself. While Christie’s transition report along with his (vetted) staff recommendations was trashed, you learn how the process should work and probably does at state governments around the country.
A crucial question was answered for me: How Trump and Christie became friends. Christie is hardly the type to hang out at Studio 54 or with Jeffrey Epstein. The answer is not salacious, but should raise eyebrows. As a new US Attorney he met Maryanne Trump Barry, the President’s sister and a federal judge (who earlier this year resigned her “senior status” as a federal judge to end an investigation into her part in her siblings' tax fraud) initiated and set up a dinner. Christie devotes at least a page showing how he made Trump accept his payment for the dinner… hardly the point when he is the top federal prosecutor in NJ, and Donald Trump, at this time in particular, has a lot of exposure in NJ. Who paid for the dinner is only technically relevant since Judge Barry's mission was accomplished: the bond between Trump and NJ's top federal lawman was established.
Christie and his co-writer Ellis Henican make this a highly readable book. It is cleverly constructed, but still a campaign bio. It does what it sets out to do: show Christie to be a savvy operator - family man - east coast brash but honest - so if we rate it on its purpose - it is 5 stars. Like a readable history that spins and/or leaves out significant facts, it cannot get a top rating.
Win or lose, Trump will still be around in 2020 or 2024 so Christie burns no bridges. Jared Kushner, Paul Manaforte, Mike Flynn and Steve Bannon are either gone or will be gone with this presidency, so they are convenient (and surely deserved) targets. Christie most likely expects Kellyanne Conway, Ivanka and her brothers, Rudy Giuliani and even Steven Miller to be around, so they get good press.
The most extreme example of Christie’s blameless self and blameless Trump is how the book begins and ends – with Christie being fired from heading the transition team. News of “Bridgegate” keeps seeping out at this time and Christie looks like a liability. Christie does not mention this in this section and blames his firing on Steve Bannon who took direction from Jared Kushner; so, for Christie, the buck stops with Bannon and/or Jared, and not with Trump or Bridgegate.
A more garden variety example of Christie’s self promotion and protecting “the players” is his harsh critique of the Trump’s first Executive Order; the “Muslim Ban.” Christie goes at it from all sides: the process, the amateur wording, the clear illegality and the world-wide negative press. It’s as though this thing just happened – like no one actually did it. All we learn from Christie is It could all have been avoided, had his transition plan been followed.
Of course, when the shoe is on Christie’s foot, the buck does not stop with the NJ governor either. It is hard to believe that someone as sharp as Christie was kept in the dark on Bridgegate. He presents his side through the results of the taxpayer paid investigation commissioned by Christie. Interestingly, Christopher Wray, now the head of the FBI, was his attorney for this.
You get a lot on how things happen. For instance, one doesn’t just become a US attorney. Christie shows how you pay your dues and then how you promote yourself. While Christie’s transition report along with his (vetted) staff recommendations was trashed, you learn how the process should work and probably does at state governments around the country.
A crucial question was answered for me: How Trump and Christie became friends. Christie is hardly the type to hang out at Studio 54 or with Jeffrey Epstein. The answer is not salacious, but should raise eyebrows. As a new US Attorney he met Maryanne Trump Barry, the President’s sister and a federal judge (who earlier this year resigned her “senior status” as a federal judge to end an investigation into her part in her siblings' tax fraud) initiated and set up a dinner. Christie devotes at least a page showing how he made Trump accept his payment for the dinner… hardly the point when he is the top federal prosecutor in NJ, and Donald Trump, at this time in particular, has a lot of exposure in NJ. Who paid for the dinner is only technically relevant since Judge Barry's mission was accomplished: the bond between Trump and NJ's top federal lawman was established.
Christie and his co-writer Ellis Henican make this a highly readable book. It is cleverly constructed, but still a campaign bio. It does what it sets out to do: show Christie to be a savvy operator - family man - east coast brash but honest - so if we rate it on its purpose - it is 5 stars. Like a readable history that spins and/or leaves out significant facts, it cannot get a top rating.
February 2, 2019
I was slightly obsessed with this book. There is a lot that I like about Chris Christie and part of me wants to really like him but...
I think he is genuinely interested in bipartisan work. I believe that he is a patriot and cares about people. He says in this book that he loves being in charge and being the boss- he doesn’t say anything about being a true leader and developing and empowering people in his charge. He talks about enjoying watching his opponents squirm. That bugs me- can we rise above? Can we focus on what we believe is right rather than getting in a good “burn” on the people we don’t like?
The main thing that I cannot get over is that for all of his talk about being a straight shooter and calling people out, he never calls Trump out. During the Access Hollywood tape and other issues described in the book, he never acknowledges how disgusting the situations were. He just talks about how they needed to get Donald out of it. He claims to be friends with Melania but never gives Donald a hard time about treating her like crap. Trump straight up lies about Christie during the New Hampshire primaries and Christie shrugs it off and continues to support him, while at the same time telling us, the reader, about other people in his life that he writes off for far less.
Maybe it’s because he truly is a patriot and figured that it was his duty to contribute to the campaign and presidency. (He says this a bit jn his insistence that he didn’t want Hillary as pres I guess.) I just wish at some point Christie had said- this guy is an unqualified, sleazy dirtbag but I support his presidency. Instead, he continues to speak of him as a friend and take his wife down for lunches with him. Christie seems to have so much integrity except when it comes to Trump?
I’m at a loss.
The books was readable and interesting, though.
I think he is genuinely interested in bipartisan work. I believe that he is a patriot and cares about people. He says in this book that he loves being in charge and being the boss- he doesn’t say anything about being a true leader and developing and empowering people in his charge. He talks about enjoying watching his opponents squirm. That bugs me- can we rise above? Can we focus on what we believe is right rather than getting in a good “burn” on the people we don’t like?
The main thing that I cannot get over is that for all of his talk about being a straight shooter and calling people out, he never calls Trump out. During the Access Hollywood tape and other issues described in the book, he never acknowledges how disgusting the situations were. He just talks about how they needed to get Donald out of it. He claims to be friends with Melania but never gives Donald a hard time about treating her like crap. Trump straight up lies about Christie during the New Hampshire primaries and Christie shrugs it off and continues to support him, while at the same time telling us, the reader, about other people in his life that he writes off for far less.
Maybe it’s because he truly is a patriot and figured that it was his duty to contribute to the campaign and presidency. (He says this a bit jn his insistence that he didn’t want Hillary as pres I guess.) I just wish at some point Christie had said- this guy is an unqualified, sleazy dirtbag but I support his presidency. Instead, he continues to speak of him as a friend and take his wife down for lunches with him. Christie seems to have so much integrity except when it comes to Trump?
I’m at a loss.
The books was readable and interesting, though.
February 9, 2019
Full of Christie self-aggrandizing and and Trump berating. The first third, about Christie's early years, was pretty boring. It got a bit better when he tells of his close relationship with Trump and the gives lowdown on the the chaos during the 2016 presidential campaign until the present. No surprises, much venting.
March 29, 2019
Former New Jersey Governor and 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie’s tell-all/autobiography “Let Me Finish” is remarkable only in its unremarkableness. This isn’t to say that it’s not readable or entertaining. It is, however, somewhat disappointing from a larger-than-life (implied fat joke unintended, I swear) political figure that, in any other given election year, might have had an actual shot as a Republican nominee.
I was never a Christie fan, but then again, I’m neither a registered Republican nor am I from New Jersey. For a while there, Christie was a G.O.P. golden boy, being touted as a potential strong nominee. Then, 2016 happened.
Nearly every Republican with even the slightest name recognition---and even some who didn’t---ran in the primaries for the presidential nomination that fateful year. Does anyone remember the debates? What a crazy shit show. If Lil Marco Rubio and Donald Trump’s argument over their penis size didn’t send up a red flag that this was going to be a crazy election season, I’m not sure what would qualify. I’m still not, because 2016 was also the year in which Trump made fun of the handicapped, P.O.W.s, and Mexicans with complete impunity. On top of that, there was the infamous Access Holywood tape in which Trump basically admitted to sexual assault. In the Real World, that would have knocked any other candidate out of the race. But this was Bizarro World, and Trump barely got a bump in his poll numbers.
So, Christie had to compete against all that, which is to say he lost, or to put it another way, he never really made it out of the starting gate.
Thankfully, Christie seemed to have a few things going for him: 1) A backbone and a thick skin. He didn’t seem the type to just lay down and whine about it. He’s from Jersey, where you pick yourself up and get back to work. 2) A strong marriage and family support. His wife of many years, Mary Pat, and his four kids seem able to keep him grounded and real. His devotion to his family doesn’t come across as an act or political posturing. 3) His friendship with Trump, which goes back long before the 2016 election.
Don’t go into “Let Me Finish” thinking this is going to be a Trump-bashing expose. Far from it. Christie doesn’t have a lot of bad things to say about his millionaire real estate mogul friend, but he does have a lot of weird things to say about him.
One of the strangest things about Christie’s book is his anecdotes about his friendship with Trump, which, if they do anything positive, it’s making Trump seem like a somewhat normal human being. Unfortunately, they also make him look like an asshole (an impression that Christie seems to think that Trump is completely okay with: the guy is a New Yorker, for Christ’s sake) and kind of a clueless nut. (At one point, Trump tries to comp Christie’s rather large dinner bill at one of Trump’s restaurants. The result is a heated argument between Christie and Trump in which Christie tries to convince Trump that it’s illegal for a federal prosecutor (which Christie was at the time) to receive “gifts”, comped dinners qualifying as one. Trump could not seem to understand, or didn’t seem to care.)
Even when Christie was, without warning or justifiable cause, let go as the head of Trump’s transition team leading up to the November election, Christie doesn’t have many bad things to say about Trump.
Worse. Christie blames two people for his being fired: Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner.
Bannon---no surprise---comes across as a morally shady self-aggrandizing douche-bag whose horrible worldviews and advice tainted Trump’s campaign.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, was the son of Charles Kushner, who was sent to prison for tax evasion, retaliating against a federal witness, and perjury, all while Christie was federal prosecutor. Christie believes that Kushner still held a personal grudge against him and was the real impetus for him getting fired.
Keep in mind, Christie has no actual evidence to support his claims. He’s simply going on a hunch. Not that his arguments aren’t strong or convincing.
The problem is that nowhere in the book is Trump blamed for anything. Christie feels that Trump is just being led down the wrong paths due to advisors with petty and short-term selfish interests.
If this is the case, though, shouldn’t we be extremely freaked out by the fact that we have a person in the Oval Office who can neither think nor act for himself and has surrounded himself with bad actors out to destroy the country for their own self-gain? Christie doesn’t seem freaked.
Here’s what I think: Christie is, like most Americans, fucking freaked as hell that Trump is in office, but he obviously can’t say that because he’s a politician, and he still has to play the game.
Which is, ultimately, why “Let Me Finish” is so damn disappointing. Because I was, for the most part, getting to like Christie. If he had simply been honest with himself, and the American people, by saying that Trump is unfit to be president and it’s his fault that we are in the hot mess we are in, I would have been okay with that. Instead, Christie simply shifts the blame for fear of pissing off Trump. That’s not “in-your-face” politics, as Christie likes to call it. That’s just typical “saving face” politics.
I was never a Christie fan, but then again, I’m neither a registered Republican nor am I from New Jersey. For a while there, Christie was a G.O.P. golden boy, being touted as a potential strong nominee. Then, 2016 happened.
Nearly every Republican with even the slightest name recognition---and even some who didn’t---ran in the primaries for the presidential nomination that fateful year. Does anyone remember the debates? What a crazy shit show. If Lil Marco Rubio and Donald Trump’s argument over their penis size didn’t send up a red flag that this was going to be a crazy election season, I’m not sure what would qualify. I’m still not, because 2016 was also the year in which Trump made fun of the handicapped, P.O.W.s, and Mexicans with complete impunity. On top of that, there was the infamous Access Holywood tape in which Trump basically admitted to sexual assault. In the Real World, that would have knocked any other candidate out of the race. But this was Bizarro World, and Trump barely got a bump in his poll numbers.
So, Christie had to compete against all that, which is to say he lost, or to put it another way, he never really made it out of the starting gate.
Thankfully, Christie seemed to have a few things going for him: 1) A backbone and a thick skin. He didn’t seem the type to just lay down and whine about it. He’s from Jersey, where you pick yourself up and get back to work. 2) A strong marriage and family support. His wife of many years, Mary Pat, and his four kids seem able to keep him grounded and real. His devotion to his family doesn’t come across as an act or political posturing. 3) His friendship with Trump, which goes back long before the 2016 election.
Don’t go into “Let Me Finish” thinking this is going to be a Trump-bashing expose. Far from it. Christie doesn’t have a lot of bad things to say about his millionaire real estate mogul friend, but he does have a lot of weird things to say about him.
One of the strangest things about Christie’s book is his anecdotes about his friendship with Trump, which, if they do anything positive, it’s making Trump seem like a somewhat normal human being. Unfortunately, they also make him look like an asshole (an impression that Christie seems to think that Trump is completely okay with: the guy is a New Yorker, for Christ’s sake) and kind of a clueless nut. (At one point, Trump tries to comp Christie’s rather large dinner bill at one of Trump’s restaurants. The result is a heated argument between Christie and Trump in which Christie tries to convince Trump that it’s illegal for a federal prosecutor (which Christie was at the time) to receive “gifts”, comped dinners qualifying as one. Trump could not seem to understand, or didn’t seem to care.)
Even when Christie was, without warning or justifiable cause, let go as the head of Trump’s transition team leading up to the November election, Christie doesn’t have many bad things to say about Trump.
Worse. Christie blames two people for his being fired: Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner.
Bannon---no surprise---comes across as a morally shady self-aggrandizing douche-bag whose horrible worldviews and advice tainted Trump’s campaign.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, was the son of Charles Kushner, who was sent to prison for tax evasion, retaliating against a federal witness, and perjury, all while Christie was federal prosecutor. Christie believes that Kushner still held a personal grudge against him and was the real impetus for him getting fired.
Keep in mind, Christie has no actual evidence to support his claims. He’s simply going on a hunch. Not that his arguments aren’t strong or convincing.
The problem is that nowhere in the book is Trump blamed for anything. Christie feels that Trump is just being led down the wrong paths due to advisors with petty and short-term selfish interests.
If this is the case, though, shouldn’t we be extremely freaked out by the fact that we have a person in the Oval Office who can neither think nor act for himself and has surrounded himself with bad actors out to destroy the country for their own self-gain? Christie doesn’t seem freaked.
Here’s what I think: Christie is, like most Americans, fucking freaked as hell that Trump is in office, but he obviously can’t say that because he’s a politician, and he still has to play the game.
Which is, ultimately, why “Let Me Finish” is so damn disappointing. Because I was, for the most part, getting to like Christie. If he had simply been honest with himself, and the American people, by saying that Trump is unfit to be president and it’s his fault that we are in the hot mess we are in, I would have been okay with that. Instead, Christie simply shifts the blame for fear of pissing off Trump. That’s not “in-your-face” politics, as Christie likes to call it. That’s just typical “saving face” politics.
February 19, 2019
Another interesting book about politics, Trump and NJ. It’s mostly about Christie himself and is a shameless piece of self-promotion. Hearing him tell it, he never ever made a mistake, whether as a prosecutor, Governor, presidential candidate or Trump supporter. In telling his story, he manages to trash a huge number of people, including Romney, Pence, Hillary, most of the WH staff, Bannon, Kushner and many others. Still, despite my criticism, it’s a pretty fascinating inside-baseball look at NJ politics and Trump. I think I’m addicted to this sh*t.
February 5, 2019
I think the book is an interesting read and in the past, I had liked Chris Christie. I liked his blunt truthfulness and his ability to work with both Dems and Reps. During his first term as governor of New Jersey, he was a diligent and hard worker. During his run for President, Trump said some incredibly crappy things about him and also some downright lies. What did Christie do? He endorsed the guy and then spent the next year as his almost right hand man and for awhile, his most senior adviser on the campaign trail. Who does that? Christie said Trump apologized for the things he said and that they were still friends. Well wonderful. That's your friend?
While reading the chapters in the book dealing with Christie campaigning with Trump sometimes daily and then later heading up the transition team, I kept asking myself - who was running New Jersey? The guy was still governor but it sure didn't sound like he was spending much time in the state taking care of business there. Not after reading how much time and effort he spent on the transition. I'm sure there were probably a lot of phone calls to the state or emails, but still - come on. People didn't vote for you so you could spend 80% of your time trying to get Trump elected. Is it any wonder that he was one of the lowest ranked governors?
It was pretty obvious that Trump habitually conned Christie and for all practical purposes, still is because even after he was turned down for VP- thanks to Kushner - and even after he was fired from the transition team, again thanks to Kushner's hold on Trump - he still took the offer from Trump to chair the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Opioid Crisis. Sure a noble cause, but it was a peanut thrown out by Trump. And Christie took it. Does the man have no pride? Or is he simply a political opportunist?
What is clearly obvious is that Christie wrote the book to give his side but went out of his way to paint Trump as a good, but somewhat flawed person who was being manipulated by his family.
While reading the chapters in the book dealing with Christie campaigning with Trump sometimes daily and then later heading up the transition team, I kept asking myself - who was running New Jersey? The guy was still governor but it sure didn't sound like he was spending much time in the state taking care of business there. Not after reading how much time and effort he spent on the transition. I'm sure there were probably a lot of phone calls to the state or emails, but still - come on. People didn't vote for you so you could spend 80% of your time trying to get Trump elected. Is it any wonder that he was one of the lowest ranked governors?
It was pretty obvious that Trump habitually conned Christie and for all practical purposes, still is because even after he was turned down for VP- thanks to Kushner - and even after he was fired from the transition team, again thanks to Kushner's hold on Trump - he still took the offer from Trump to chair the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Opioid Crisis. Sure a noble cause, but it was a peanut thrown out by Trump. And Christie took it. Does the man have no pride? Or is he simply a political opportunist?
What is clearly obvious is that Christie wrote the book to give his side but went out of his way to paint Trump as a good, but somewhat flawed person who was being manipulated by his family.
February 22, 2019
Just yuck, let me break down the truth according to Chris Christie
1. Chris Christie is just awesome and he really, really wants everyone to know. He was a US attorney, don'tcha know? And a governor, a good good governor. And he would have been the best president, but he totally supports #45 and was the first governor to do so and really should have been VP or AG.
2. If only the lying, stupid idiots on the Trump campaign (basically everyone except for the guys Christie brought in) would have listened to him, the Trump administration would have been the best EVER
3. Democrats suck
4. Hilary Clinton double sucks
5. Flynn, Manafort, Bannon, and especially Jared are super sucky, lying, backstabbers
1. Chris Christie is just awesome and he really, really wants everyone to know. He was a US attorney, don'tcha know? And a governor, a good good governor. And he would have been the best president, but he totally supports #45 and was the first governor to do so and really should have been VP or AG.
2. If only the lying, stupid idiots on the Trump campaign (basically everyone except for the guys Christie brought in) would have listened to him, the Trump administration would have been the best EVER
3. Democrats suck
4. Hilary Clinton double sucks
5. Flynn, Manafort, Bannon, and especially Jared are super sucky, lying, backstabbers
April 4, 2019
MEH.
--Jen from Quebec :0)
--Jen from Quebec :0)
February 6, 2019
I found this to be an interesting read, one that I had trouble putting down. For me it was a fascinating and educational look at the world of power and politics.
May 6, 2019
Gov CC paints a Christie world where he emerges as a fantastic attorney and Governor and an honest hero, much more qualified and organised than anyone Trump had surrounded himself with. Problem is Chris was just as bad as the people Trump engaged with. His most accurate pronouncements of incompetence are upon Jared Kushner and the Gov completely annihilates Steve Bannon. A dig at Woodward's book and denials about "Bridgegate" and the State shutdown excuses are really HARD to believe. We have entered an era where personal responsibility is no longer important and everyone blames everyone else. But, the real culprit is the disorganised Donald Trump. If only he listened to Chris Christie, but when he did great success followed. What bothered me is that Chris never mentions Big Pharma's hand in the opioid crisis. 60,000+ Americans die annually because the laws allow opioids of incredible addictive powers all to make drug companies wealthy and Chris sat on the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. Mostly this book relies on his friendship but from what I see, with friends like this who needs enemies? If Trump is the description of a good friend, I pity Governor Christie. He seems like an affable and bright person who lacks judgement and true compassion. Surrounded by his own excuses, this book does little to shed light on all of Trumps failures in the past and this Presidency. If you read this book, it appears that Trump Univesity was great, people loved it and the lawsuit was just a nuisance? No mention of 4 casino bankruptcies and what Trumps non-payment to workers and constant & numerous lawsuits have done to people and companies? IMHO, skip this and read something with more than 3 stars!
February 2, 2019
Interesting read
I was anxious to read about Chris Christie’s perspective(s) regarding the trump campaign/election. As a progressive democrat, I always viewed Christie as a very savoy politician even though I disagreed with many of his policies. He seemed to be a bit of a smart ass to me but very loyal to his values and visions for his constituents. Christie shows us a vulnerable side of trump, similar to his own. The difference is in the type of arrogance displayed by both. Christie is self confident because he works hard and studies. Trump’s arrogance is born out of privilege, entitlement and laziness.
I was anxious to read about Chris Christie’s perspective(s) regarding the trump campaign/election. As a progressive democrat, I always viewed Christie as a very savoy politician even though I disagreed with many of his policies. He seemed to be a bit of a smart ass to me but very loyal to his values and visions for his constituents. Christie shows us a vulnerable side of trump, similar to his own. The difference is in the type of arrogance displayed by both. Christie is self confident because he works hard and studies. Trump’s arrogance is born out of privilege, entitlement and laziness.
April 8, 2019
Governor Christie's book "Let Me Finish" is a memoir of his political life, and especially of his time working with Donald Trump on his 2016 Presidential Campaign. Governor Christie was one of the many Republican candidates for President in 2016, but saw the inevitability of Trump's winning the nomination, and became one of the first to endorse Trump for President after he himself dropped out of the Campaign. Christie campaigned for Trump, and after the nomination, was chosen to lead the Trump transition team. However, just before Trump was to assume office, Mr. Christie was unceremoniously dumped from the transition team effort. Unlike a number of others fired from the White House team, Mr. Christie seems to have remained supportive of the President, and this book is not an anti-Trump book. Mr. Christie admits that the President has his faults, doesn't listen to others, and is difficult to work with, but most of Christie's criticism in the book is not directed at the President, but more about the lack of ”high-quality, vetted appointees for key administration posts.”
After Christie was fired from heading the Transition Team, all of the work the team did to identify quality individuals for high positions in the Trump White house was trashed, and the new team, with little time available, failed to bring in quality candidates and provide helpful advice to the President-elect. Instead, as Mr. Christie writes, Trump got “Russian lackey and future federal felon Michael Flynn as national security adviser,” the “greedy and inexperienced Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,” the “not-ready-for-prime-time Jeff Sessions as attorney general” and “a stranger named Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State."
I listened to the audiobook, and enjoyed Christie's bluntness. Maybe it's because of my NY / NJ roots, but I found Christie convincing in his speaking style. Christie is a "tell it like it is" East Coast politician - brash, but rational. In his previous jobs as a Prosecutor and Governor of New Jersey, he was what's becoming a rarity among politicians today, someone willing to work with the opposing political Party, and someone who doesn't believe that "compromise" is a betrayal or a dirty word.
The book covers a little bit of his life, his entry into politics, an overview of his time as Prosecutor and Governor, and then as a Trump supporter during the Presidential campaign. He was close to Donald Trump for years, well before Trump entered into the political arena, so endorsing Trump for President after his own campaign fell through isn't too hard to understand. He felt his experience could be valuable to Trump, and thought that he could help Trump in his job. Christie may have had a hidden agenda in endorsing Mr. Trump during the campaign, admitting to being interested in either the Vice President or Attorney General spot on the Trump ticket. So by helping his friend Trump, he must have felt he was improving his chances at one of those two spots. However, as he tells later in the book, previous animosity with the family of the President's son-in-law, and also with Presidential Advisor Steve Bannon, undid any advantage of Christie's friendship with Mr. Trump, and no role was offered in the White House.
Like so many other books about the Trump administration, Christie points out that the Trump team was understaffed by experienced political insiders, and some team members didn't serve Candidate Trump very well. Christie didn't told back on his opinion of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Senior Campaign Adviser Steve Bannon. Flynn was described as a loose cannon, a poor choice, and ultimately was fired and convicted of misdeeds. According to Christie and others in the Trump circle of advisers, Bannon was a major leaker of information, much of it false or invented information. Related to that, Christie, like many other Trump loyalists, criticized journalist Bob Woodward's book "FEAR" as containing many inaccuracies. But in this book, Christie doesn't directly blame Woodward for making up false statements. Rather, he ties most of what he considers inaccuracies in Woodward's book as stemming from leaks and distortions coming from Steve Bannon. Christie's criticism of Woodward's book is more that, as an experienced journalist, Woodward should have worked harder to verify information obtained from leakers and liars like Bannon.
Christie also discusses why, in his opinion, he was dismissed from his position on the Trump team as the Transition Team leader, and why he wasn't named as Trump's running mate. The reason was because of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law. Kushner held a grudge against Christie because as Federal Prosecutor, Christie prosecuted Kushner's father, and put him in jail. Kushner, while always civil to Christie during the campaign, apparently never could accept Christie in a leadership role in the Trump Administration. This had been widely reported, and Christie gives good evidence of this in his book.
Overall, I found the book to be quite enjoyable for a political book.
After Christie was fired from heading the Transition Team, all of the work the team did to identify quality individuals for high positions in the Trump White house was trashed, and the new team, with little time available, failed to bring in quality candidates and provide helpful advice to the President-elect. Instead, as Mr. Christie writes, Trump got “Russian lackey and future federal felon Michael Flynn as national security adviser,” the “greedy and inexperienced Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,” the “not-ready-for-prime-time Jeff Sessions as attorney general” and “a stranger named Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State."
I listened to the audiobook, and enjoyed Christie's bluntness. Maybe it's because of my NY / NJ roots, but I found Christie convincing in his speaking style. Christie is a "tell it like it is" East Coast politician - brash, but rational. In his previous jobs as a Prosecutor and Governor of New Jersey, he was what's becoming a rarity among politicians today, someone willing to work with the opposing political Party, and someone who doesn't believe that "compromise" is a betrayal or a dirty word.
The book covers a little bit of his life, his entry into politics, an overview of his time as Prosecutor and Governor, and then as a Trump supporter during the Presidential campaign. He was close to Donald Trump for years, well before Trump entered into the political arena, so endorsing Trump for President after his own campaign fell through isn't too hard to understand. He felt his experience could be valuable to Trump, and thought that he could help Trump in his job. Christie may have had a hidden agenda in endorsing Mr. Trump during the campaign, admitting to being interested in either the Vice President or Attorney General spot on the Trump ticket. So by helping his friend Trump, he must have felt he was improving his chances at one of those two spots. However, as he tells later in the book, previous animosity with the family of the President's son-in-law, and also with Presidential Advisor Steve Bannon, undid any advantage of Christie's friendship with Mr. Trump, and no role was offered in the White House.
Like so many other books about the Trump administration, Christie points out that the Trump team was understaffed by experienced political insiders, and some team members didn't serve Candidate Trump very well. Christie didn't told back on his opinion of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Senior Campaign Adviser Steve Bannon. Flynn was described as a loose cannon, a poor choice, and ultimately was fired and convicted of misdeeds. According to Christie and others in the Trump circle of advisers, Bannon was a major leaker of information, much of it false or invented information. Related to that, Christie, like many other Trump loyalists, criticized journalist Bob Woodward's book "FEAR" as containing many inaccuracies. But in this book, Christie doesn't directly blame Woodward for making up false statements. Rather, he ties most of what he considers inaccuracies in Woodward's book as stemming from leaks and distortions coming from Steve Bannon. Christie's criticism of Woodward's book is more that, as an experienced journalist, Woodward should have worked harder to verify information obtained from leakers and liars like Bannon.
Christie also discusses why, in his opinion, he was dismissed from his position on the Trump team as the Transition Team leader, and why he wasn't named as Trump's running mate. The reason was because of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law. Kushner held a grudge against Christie because as Federal Prosecutor, Christie prosecuted Kushner's father, and put him in jail. Kushner, while always civil to Christie during the campaign, apparently never could accept Christie in a leadership role in the Trump Administration. This had been widely reported, and Christie gives good evidence of this in his book.
Overall, I found the book to be quite enjoyable for a political book.
July 4, 2019
It's safe to say I have a lot of mixed feelings on this one. I have to admit, going into this book I read it mainly because I could use it for a school assignment and it was in a Hachette NZ newsletter, and the title interested me. I didn't know all that much about Chris Christie, though after finishing the book and reading reviews perhaps I should've done some digging first! I went into the book with an open mind, and I think I came out in a similar state.
You gotta give it to him, Chris Christie (it might be noted that this is with the aid of Ellis Henican) has quite the personality and voice. He really knows how to swing stories to his side. He makes being a Trump supporter sound totally reasonable, and if it wasn't for the articles I read that filled in the gaps here, I would have quite a different perspective on 2016. That is also one of the genius parts of this book; he discusses issues he is confident talking about in detail, and completely leaves out the ones that still contain controversy/remain unresolved.
As far as an 'insider' account of the Trump White House goes, Chris Christie does quite well, but really it's more about him and Trump than the Presidency. Will we see him run for President in the future, and is this book a tactic to set the record straight about Bridgegate in the hopes that the scandal doesn't damage his chances like it did in 2016? Likely. But was Let Me Finish an interesting—though perhaps not very objective—account of Trump's rise on the political scene? Yes, absolutely. So in that regard, this book has definitely succeeded.
You gotta give it to him, Chris Christie (it might be noted that this is with the aid of Ellis Henican) has quite the personality and voice. He really knows how to swing stories to his side. He makes being a Trump supporter sound totally reasonable, and if it wasn't for the articles I read that filled in the gaps here, I would have quite a different perspective on 2016. That is also one of the genius parts of this book; he discusses issues he is confident talking about in detail, and completely leaves out the ones that still contain controversy/remain unresolved.
As far as an 'insider' account of the Trump White House goes, Chris Christie does quite well, but really it's more about him and Trump than the Presidency. Will we see him run for President in the future, and is this book a tactic to set the record straight about Bridgegate in the hopes that the scandal doesn't damage his chances like it did in 2016? Likely. But was Let Me Finish an interesting—though perhaps not very objective—account of Trump's rise on the political scene? Yes, absolutely. So in that regard, this book has definitely succeeded.
January 31, 2019
Did Chris Christie really write an entire book about his dinner?
March 15, 2019
First, let me say, I am not a big fan of Chris Christie, partly because he is a Republican, partly because he is a friend of Donald Trump, and partly because he is just obnoxious. But, let me also say that I believe he is a straight shooter, that is, when he says something he means it. He doesn't talk out of both sides of his mouth. You might not like what he says, but he will say what he thinks and feels anyway without beating around the bush about it. And, let me also say, he is a good writer and he tells a good story, one that I think everyone should read.
As the title suggests, Christie does talk about Trump and how the two of them became friends and what role Christie played in Trump's election as well as during the transition and beyond. Things are chaotic in the White House now. According to Christie, who was a big part of the transition team, if Trump had followed his guidance things would have run much smoother. Christie and his team put together detailed plans for how the transition for Trump from private citizen to the White House should take place. But, once the election was over, some people close to Trump literally threw out the playbook (the plans were printed out and put in binders which were all simply tossed in the trash). They preferred to try to run do things their own way, which has led to chaos and disaster in the Oval Office and around the world.
This is Christie's autobiography. He tells about his childhood and all the things he did before he got into politics. He was the State Attorney for New Jersey before he became governor of that state. He has run for the office of president, although he has been unable to achieve that goal. His second term as NJ's governor ended with historically low approval ratings after he went through two scandals that each made national news. Through it all, though, Christie is still upbeat about his life and his future.
Whether you like Christie or not, whether you agree with is politics or not, you should read this book. He offers a new perspective on things, a perspective you might not hear/read much about in the news with all the activities that grab the headlines. Read it and consider the issues for yourself.
As the title suggests, Christie does talk about Trump and how the two of them became friends and what role Christie played in Trump's election as well as during the transition and beyond. Things are chaotic in the White House now. According to Christie, who was a big part of the transition team, if Trump had followed his guidance things would have run much smoother. Christie and his team put together detailed plans for how the transition for Trump from private citizen to the White House should take place. But, once the election was over, some people close to Trump literally threw out the playbook (the plans were printed out and put in binders which were all simply tossed in the trash). They preferred to try to run do things their own way, which has led to chaos and disaster in the Oval Office and around the world.
This is Christie's autobiography. He tells about his childhood and all the things he did before he got into politics. He was the State Attorney for New Jersey before he became governor of that state. He has run for the office of president, although he has been unable to achieve that goal. His second term as NJ's governor ended with historically low approval ratings after he went through two scandals that each made national news. Through it all, though, Christie is still upbeat about his life and his future.
Whether you like Christie or not, whether you agree with is politics or not, you should read this book. He offers a new perspective on things, a perspective you might not hear/read much about in the news with all the activities that grab the headlines. Read it and consider the issues for yourself.
February 13, 2019
I found this latest of the "my time in the Trump White House" books actually enjoyable. I've always kind of liked Chris Christie. I like the way he talks, his outspokenness, his willingness to discuss the realities - like how a thing can be paid for or whether it's really needed. So I was looking forward to seeing what he had to say. There's a lot of "Wow, let me tell you all the stuff I did!", and "Boy, everybody said I was really great!", but you're going to find that in any autobiography. What it does have is the sound of reality when he's talking about the things that happened in the early days of the campaign and the transition. I also liked that he didn't trash the President as has everybody else who's written a book. Christie backed Trump from the beginning and apparently is still a fan though his views are realistic ones and he's well aware of the man's flaws. For the most part, this was an interesting view of both men, Trump, and Christie himself.
February 4, 2019
This is an interesting perspective from someone who was never far from the center of what was going on during the '16 campaign. Christie is a competent administrator and gets things done. Unfortunately, he often was not listened to because of the personal issues that Jared had with him. He and 140 people worked on the transition for 6 months creating dozens of binders which would have helped guide the Trump administration as they ascended to power. These were tossed once Trump won, for unknown reasons. Chaos ensued and ensues.....
February 2, 2019
Eh not the most interesting read. Fascinating to read of someone who claims to be a friend to orange turd. A lot of score settling, Kushner family is warped. Not a vital addition to the Trump insider library, but Christie does have 4 kids so a book deal Proably helps.
May 4, 2019
I tore through this book in one day and a night, and it was highly entertaining.
My favorite line? "Steve Bannon is the only person I have ever met who can look pretentious and like an unmade bed at the very same time."
I finished this book believing that Christie really didn't have anything to do with Bridgegate and that the state beach thing might have been a little overblown. I've always like Christie because he seems like someone who is pretty straight-forward and he did a good job of being bi-partisan in New Jersey when he was governor.
But there's the thing. Through the whole book, I NEVER got an impression that he CARED about any of the issues in the 2016 campaign. He said over and over that he backed Trump because he knew he was going to win. He described the Muslim ban, the Access Hollywood tape, all the lies Donald Trump told/tells as flaws in campaign or political strategy, but never seemed to care what they said about the candidate himself or what kind of leader he would be. That bothered me and made me question Christie's character. The only time I got the idea that he truly CARED about something other than winning was when he talked about trying to solve the opioid epidemic, which I appreciated.
Like any memoir, especially one by a male politician, Christie comes across as a genius who knew everything and tried to prevent every misstep in the Trump campaign, but no one would listen to him. Pretty typical.
My favorite line? "Steve Bannon is the only person I have ever met who can look pretentious and like an unmade bed at the very same time."
I finished this book believing that Christie really didn't have anything to do with Bridgegate and that the state beach thing might have been a little overblown. I've always like Christie because he seems like someone who is pretty straight-forward and he did a good job of being bi-partisan in New Jersey when he was governor.
But there's the thing. Through the whole book, I NEVER got an impression that he CARED about any of the issues in the 2016 campaign. He said over and over that he backed Trump because he knew he was going to win. He described the Muslim ban, the Access Hollywood tape, all the lies Donald Trump told/tells as flaws in campaign or political strategy, but never seemed to care what they said about the candidate himself or what kind of leader he would be. That bothered me and made me question Christie's character. The only time I got the idea that he truly CARED about something other than winning was when he talked about trying to solve the opioid epidemic, which I appreciated.
Like any memoir, especially one by a male politician, Christie comes across as a genius who knew everything and tried to prevent every misstep in the Trump campaign, but no one would listen to him. Pretty typical.
February 4, 2019
A good read into Chaos
If Govenor Christie is truthful in this book, to which I believe he is, there is chaos in a lot of things we do today, but totally trusting a man who like me wears his integrity, honesty and truthfulness on our sleeves, could have eliminated a lot of lost time and energy which could have been used elsewhere in the campaign. The book gave me a sense of confusion and second guessing on the Presidents part. It also told me that family is not always the best policy, especially in politics. I have read a lot of stories about Govenor Christie and his political style but I do get a sense of truthfulness in his words and thoughts. I remember seeing him for the first time on Sean Hannity's show with Rudy Giuliani and he seemed to be my mind of candidate. Good book!
If Govenor Christie is truthful in this book, to which I believe he is, there is chaos in a lot of things we do today, but totally trusting a man who like me wears his integrity, honesty and truthfulness on our sleeves, could have eliminated a lot of lost time and energy which could have been used elsewhere in the campaign. The book gave me a sense of confusion and second guessing on the Presidents part. It also told me that family is not always the best policy, especially in politics. I have read a lot of stories about Govenor Christie and his political style but I do get a sense of truthfulness in his words and thoughts. I remember seeing him for the first time on Sean Hannity's show with Rudy Giuliani and he seemed to be my mind of candidate. Good book!
April 11, 2019
Not sure if its the Jersey in me...but I always liked this guy...when I read this ..I believed him..about life in NJ and his non partisian dedication to the people there....about Bridgegate, about bringing NJ back from devastating Hurricane Sandy, and about his help with the Trump campaign..(his friend of over 20 years) and then what Trump did to him. No surprises Trump used him to win....and then dumped him and treated him horribly. No news there and all of us are still wondering how he got in office...bet Christie is too.
May 10, 2019
Actually an excellent read. Even though I'm a Californian I've followed Christie's career. I wasn't surprised by much in the book. He is VERY forgiving of Trump even though from how it reads and what has been out there Trump really dishonored his friendship with Christie. The book is well written -- co-authored to a point, but he IS an attorney so strong writing has to be in his tool box. Still, it was an informative and entertaining read.
February 7, 2019
Finally a book that explains the dysfunctional Trump Administration without hysteria fueled by self serving former members of said Administration. A tremendous read written by a politician who is grounded in reality.
February 5, 2019
So. F-ing. Boring.
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June 25, 2023
This book was pretty entertaining and there was a point at which I thought I would give it 4 stars as a valuable way to spend my time, but ultimately it failed.
Chris Christie tried to sell himself as an intelligent and principled attorney and politician. So why, even as Christie details the Trump red flags, did he fail to see what he now admits is true: that Donald Trump was unfit for office? It was immediately apparent to more half the country (thanks electoral college) that he was a danger to the values upon which the country was founded. So if this man who had even more knowledge of Trump failed to see it- doesn't that actually make him well below average in either intelligence or ethical behavior?
He knew Trump was inexperienced, easily shifted by his team, uninterested in law or ethics (see paying for Christie's dinner when Christie kept insisting it was illegal because he was US Attorney for NJ), claims he didn't know much about Bannon initially and never updates the reader on his subsequent elucidation on the matter (a dangerous white Nationalist/Nazi), Trump fails to understand the sacrifice of the Khan family whose son died as a US Soldier in war, and might have... probably... yes... admitted to sexually assaulting women even as he was newly wed to Melanie.
What did our intelligent, principled Governor from NJ do? He supported this clearly unfit person, prepared him for debates, and even prepared him to fend off criticism of his admission of sexual assault. This isn't a case of gee-shucks-hindsight-is-20-20. We were all there, and most of the intelligent and/or principled people knew better. Many Republicans knew better and said so before the primaries started going to Trump. Even Pence knew better. I posit that Christie knew better too but was not at all principled.
I don't believe that the world is currently just, but I do believe that if you decide to dance with the devil, you stand a good chance of burning.
Chris Christie tried to sell himself as an intelligent and principled attorney and politician. So why, even as Christie details the Trump red flags, did he fail to see what he now admits is true: that Donald Trump was unfit for office? It was immediately apparent to more half the country (thanks electoral college) that he was a danger to the values upon which the country was founded. So if this man who had even more knowledge of Trump failed to see it- doesn't that actually make him well below average in either intelligence or ethical behavior?
He knew Trump was inexperienced, easily shifted by his team, uninterested in law or ethics (see paying for Christie's dinner when Christie kept insisting it was illegal because he was US Attorney for NJ), claims he didn't know much about Bannon initially and never updates the reader on his subsequent elucidation on the matter (a dangerous white Nationalist/Nazi), Trump fails to understand the sacrifice of the Khan family whose son died as a US Soldier in war, and might have... probably... yes... admitted to sexually assaulting women even as he was newly wed to Melanie.
What did our intelligent, principled Governor from NJ do? He supported this clearly unfit person, prepared him for debates, and even prepared him to fend off criticism of his admission of sexual assault. This isn't a case of gee-shucks-hindsight-is-20-20. We were all there, and most of the intelligent and/or principled people knew better. Many Republicans knew better and said so before the primaries started going to Trump. Even Pence knew better. I posit that Christie knew better too but was not at all principled.
I don't believe that the world is currently just, but I do believe that if you decide to dance with the devil, you stand a good chance of burning.
October 8, 2019
Jared hired Paul Manafort cuz his rows w Corey Lewandowski. The start of all the Russian collusion stuff. Jared was a big part of the reason Jeff Sessions got the job of US Attorney which was the reason of the whole Muller investigation. Guy got played by career politicians of the establishment this way and that & probably still believes he’s the smartest guy in the world.
With all the talk about Hunter Biden, and how he has practically literally ended his father’s political career, who needs a son like Hunter Biden when you have a son-in-law like Jared Kushner? Biden sure has never thought his son smart or great & probably has always kept an eye on him.
With all the talk about Hunter Biden, and how he has practically literally ended his father’s political career, who needs a son like Hunter Biden when you have a son-in-law like Jared Kushner? Biden sure has never thought his son smart or great & probably has always kept an eye on him.
December 27, 2021
So boring and self serving. It’s not like that’s particularly surprising but you would think it could be a tad more interesting and at the very least gossipy, but it was just dull.
November 5, 2022
"MEH ..."
Unfortunately, Christie comes off like the high school kid with weight problems, who works his a$$ off to make friends, only to get during dumped on again and again. But there is a pattern forming in all of these Trumpy books - they all point to Jared, Jared, Jared.
Unfortunately, Christie comes off like the high school kid with weight problems, who works his a$$ off to make friends, only to get during dumped on again and again. But there is a pattern forming in all of these Trumpy books - they all point to Jared, Jared, Jared.
February 6, 2019
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