Christie Gets Candid, Profane With N.J. Reporters at Roast

The New Jersey governor used some rather explicit terms when skewering the media over its Bridge-gate coverage.

Christie Gives Profanity-Laced Speech at N.J. Roast

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Chris Christie gave an expletive-laced speech at an annual New Jersey media roast Wednesday, taking aim at reporters who had mocked him for the George Washington Bridge scandal, his travels and the state’s finances.

“We don’t give a s--- about this or any of you,” Christie, a 52-year-old Republican who is considering a run for president, said to laughter and applause from about 350 people at a Hamilton banquet hall. He told one journalist to “open your eyes” and “clean the s--- out of your ears.”