Christie: I’ll Be President If Americans Think I’m ‘Huggable’

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Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that if Americans found him to be “huggable,” then he would be the next President.

Christie said at the CNN debate that he would make his Secret Service name “True Heart.”

CNN “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper told Christie that the Care Bear, “True Heart” is known for being “huggable.”

“They’re kind, affectionate, attentive, and obviously very huggable. I don’t know if you have any response to that. But we found that an interesting note,” Tapper told Christie.

Christie did have a comment on the subject.

“If you agree I’m huggable and the American people agree I’m huggable then I’m going to be the 45th president of the United States,” Christie replied. “I don’t think there’s going to be any doubt about that.”

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