Christie's Siding With Trump Brings New Jersey-Style Politics National

Failed as presidential candidate, Christie Praises Trump
Governor criticizes Rubio's debate performance as `desperate'

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 26, 2016.
Photographer: LAURA BUCKMAN/AFP/Getty Images

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By Elise Young

February 26, 2016 at 9:40 PM UTC

Updated on

February 26, 2016 at 10:34 PM UTC

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Chris Christie wasn’t a fan of “Jersey Shore,” MTV’s series about puerile goings-on in a summer beach rental, and so the New Jersey governor blocked his own administration’s $420,000 tax credit for its production company. After a Rutgers University professor sided with Democrats over legislative redistricting, Christie cut funding for the institute where he worked.

The lesson: If you mess with Christie, you feel his wrath. Today it was Marco Rubio’s turn for a reprimand with Christie’s surprise endorsement of front-runner Donald Trump in Texas.