Christie Dodges Answering Whether Refugees Living In NJ Should Have To Leave

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Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dodged answering Sunday whether he thought refugees already living in his state should be forced to leave.

Christie appeared in an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” but had previously said that he wouldn’t allow 5-year-old Syrian orphans into the country.

When CNN host Jake Tapper pressed Christie on whether he thought those about 75 refugees already living in the Garden State should be forced to leave, Christie didn’t give a direct answer.

“Jake, what should’ve happened is we should’ve been informed about it and we were not,” Christie said. “We should have these folks vetted and vetted well.”

Christie also criticized New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who had critiqued the GOP hopeful for his orphan line, and said that de Blasio should focus on NYC’s security concerns.

“Maybe he should be mayor of Damascus,” Christie added.

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  1. “Jake, what should’ve happened is we should’ve been informed about it and we were not,” Christie said. “We should have these folks vetted and vetted well.”

    Really? I’ll bet that if you check with your state’s social services people who care for relocated refugees (Dept. of Social Services or Human Services in most states), you’ll find they were aware of the situation. If your own office–the governor’s office–was not notified, perhaps you should inquire as to why NJ’s Dept. of Social Services (or Human Services, etc.) did not notify your office … if that is how the system is supposed to work, that is.

  2. And since you are a bully, governor Porky, maybe you should run for president of Russia.

  3. As a NY’er, I’m gonna take a guess that DeBlasio will be Mayor of this city long after that grotesque sh*t bag is run out of Jersey.

  4. How’s that 2% working out for you McFatty?

  5. Avatar for whiteb whiteb says:

    He knows they were rigorously vetted. It’s not politically convenient right now to acknowledge that fact. He won’t answer the question because he is already losing, so this would make it even worse.

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