A Fox Business Network moderator asked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) a question about bridges during Thursday’s Republican presidential debate—but not about that bridge.
“What is your plan to fix the ailing roads and bridges across the country without breaking the bank?” Maria Bartiromo asked Christie at one point.
Former Christie aides became embroiled in the infamous “Bridgegate” scandal in 2013, after it was revealed that they directed lane closures on the George Washington Bridge that snarled traffic for days. The aides allegedly orchestrated the lane closures in order to exact political retribution on a Democratic mayor who refused to endorse Christie’s re-election bid. Christie has long maintained that he knew nothing about the lane closures.
The funny part is that Maria Bartiromo wasn’t trying to be ironic. She didn’t even get the joke.
Surprising Christie didn’t start pounding his head on a desk
“Well, in New Jersey, we’ve found that not allowing traffic on bridges saves us a lot of money in the near term…”
Well, Maria, I intend to cause some, ahem, “traffic problems” on all roads leading to bridges thereby obviating the need for any repairs.
Bartiromo is very nice to look at, but she sure ain’t the brightest bulb in the pack…