Chris Christie Deletes ‘Bongs’ Tweet

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie laughs while talking during a summit regarding drug addiction at New Hope Baptist Church, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The summit, called "The Many Faces of Addiction: Endin... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie laughs while talking during a summit regarding drug addiction at New Hope Baptist Church, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The summit, called "The Many Faces of Addiction: Ending The Stigma," focused on the wide-ranging effects of drug addiction. Christie has labeled the so-called "war on drugs" a failure. He has called for people to put aside politics and have a frank conversation about drug addiction and incarceration. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) MORE LESS
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Is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) signaling more openness to medical marijuana, or is he just struggling with his cellphone’s autocorrect function?

Politwoops captured this quickly deleted tweet Wednesday afternoon from the governor’s Twitter account:

The tweet the governor apparently meant to send marked the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy: “We need to work together on things that have gone wrong and celebrate those that have gone right.”

This post has been updated.

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  1. Don’t delete it Christie! Remember, you can do no wrong. And your first decision is always the right decision. Stick to your guns!

    bongs hat.

  2. well, we know he has the munchies…

  3. He clearly meant to type bong shat.

  4. Avatar for jinnj jinnj says:

    if any of his college buddies from the University of Delaware would decide to spill their guts - this would be just a trivial side note.!

  5. I think he tried to tweet “thongs gone wrong.”

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