In 2012, Christie's Camp Told Romney He Needed ‘Private Jets’ and ‘Lavish Spreads’
The New Jersey governor's love of luxury helped cost him a chance to be Mitt Romney's running mate, and now the issue is surfacing again.
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"[Christie] sounds like the biggest a****le in the world," [Romney chief strategist Stuart] Stevens griped to his partner, Russ Shriefer... Trenton insisted on private jets, lavish spreads of food, space for a massive entourage. Romney ally Wayne Berman looked at the bubble around Christie and thought, He’s not the President of the United States, you know.
— Double Down: Game Change 2012