Christie knocks RNC chair for remark on abortion: ‘She’s never governed’

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie took intention Sunday at Republican Nationwide Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel for suggesting that abortion is greater than a state’s difficulty.

NBC’s Kristen Welker pressed Christie on “Meet the Press” over McDaniel’s abortion feedback on the present final week, the place she mentioned “there’s lots of dialogue available, however we are able to’t simply say it’s a state’s difficulty and be completed.” Christie pushed again on these remarks, saying “each state and its individuals ought to make its personal judgment on this difficulty.” 

“I would like the American individuals to determine. That’s the precise approach to make this judgment. And with all due respect to Ronna, she’s not operating for president, and she or he’s by no means ruled. So she doesn’t understand how onerous these decisions are and the way you must work together with individuals,” Christie mentioned.

Christie mentioned through the third GOP presidential debate earlier this month that the problem of abortion must be left to the states, avoiding the query of whether or not Congress ought to take into account a 15-week abortion ban on the federal stage.

He additionally recommended earlier this yr that People shouldn’t fear a few potential federal abortion ban if he have been elected president. He echoed comparable feedback throughout Sunday’s episode of “Meet the Press,” declining to reply whether or not he would assist a six-week abortion ban. 

Welker additionally requested him whether or not he would have signed a six-week ban when he was governor of New Jersey — a query that Christie labeled as “ridiculous.” He mentioned that with a Democratic-controlled legislature “no ban would’ve come to my desk.”

When pushed additional on whether or not he would again a six-week ban, he dodged answering the query. 

“Kristen, I’ve mentioned my place on this, which is that each state and its individuals ought to make its personal judgment on this difficulty,” Christie mentioned. “I’ve ruled as a pro-life governor in New Jersey, and I consider within the sanctity of human life. However I’m not going to get into this media sport of six weeks, 12 weeks, 15 weeks, 20 weeks.”