{"id":4660,"date":"2023-07-14T14:02:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4660"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:02:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:02:35","slug":"chris-christie-says-hed-fight-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/chris-christie-says-hed-fight-trump\/njackson\/2023\/07\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie Says He&#8217;d Fight Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A fight for the ages&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former New Jersey Gov.\u00a0Chris Christie\u00a0(R) said he would fight former President Trump and said if the two former allies were facing off in a match, \u201cI\u2019d kick his ass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCome on. The guy\u2019s 78 years old. 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