Cher Lashes Out at Chris Christie on Pig Gestation Crates
The controversial crates have cropped up as a potential campaign issue.
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Are pigs the key to becoming president in 2016? One day after Iowa Governor Terry Branstad offered gushing praise of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's veto of a bill that would have outlawed the use of pig gestation crates in the Garden State—further elevating Christie's credibility among pig-farming Iowans—noted Hollywood celebrity Cher declared that the move could cost Christie the presidency.
"Iowa pig farmers, why must you torture preg. pigs?" Cher wrote on Twitter Wednesday. "U put them in crates & lock em down so they can't move! C. Christie, UR despicable bully 4get POTUS."