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Chris Christie Calls Trump's Election Claims 'Make-Believe'

4/7/2026

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Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor, criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election was rigged, calling them 'make-believe' at Harvard's Kennedy School.
He said Trump feared losing the election and described the allegations as fiction.
Despite Trump's attacks on mail-in voting, Christie expressed confidence in the integrity of future elections.
Christie has shifted from supporting Trump to critic, after advising him and announcing his 2023 presidential run.

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Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor, criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election was rigged, calling them 'make-believe' at Harvard's Kennedy School.
He said Trump feared losing the election and described the allegations as fiction.
Despite Trump's attacks on mail-in voting, Christie expressed confidence in the integrity of future elections.
Christie has shifted from supporting Trump to critic, after advising him and announcing his 2023 presidential run.