Christie Rips Obama Over Netanyahu Disagreement

The New Jersey governor is on a three-state swing to raise funds and appeal to Republicans.

Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, speaks during the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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By Terrence Dopp

March 7, 2015 at 2:26 AM UTC

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said Friday it was a "disgrace'' for President Barack Obama to allow a disagreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Iran's nuclear program to overshadow ties between the two nations, and said the episode has eroded America's world standing.

"What does this moment say to our allies and to our enemies around the world?'' Christie asked about 600 members of the Republican Party of Palm Beach County, Fla., during a keynote address at its annual Lincoln Day Dinner. "There is a severe price to pay when our president demonstrates openly on the world stage that our relationship with our allies is fractured and that we do not have the ability to influence thinking privately."