Gov. Chris Christie To Send 150 New Jersey State Troopers To Baltimore

Charts with budget data hang on a wall, in background, as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering at a town hall meeting, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Fair Lawn, N.J. Christie spoke about his proposed bu... Charts with budget data hang on a wall, in background, as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering at a town hall meeting, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Fair Lawn, N.J. Christie spoke about his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and also said that the state would have to raise taxes to afford paying a court-mandated amount into the pension system for public sector employees. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) MORE LESS
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) announced on Tuesday via Twitter that he would be sending 150 state troopers to assist Maryland in its response to the violence unfurling in Baltimore.

The violence that began on Monday was tied to protests, which sought answers about the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered a severed spinal cord while in police custody and died. Maryland’s governor also announced some 2,000 national guardsmen would be dispatched to help stop the violence.

Below are Christie’s tweets:

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