Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announces presidential run | USA TODAY

Chris Christie thinks someone has to take down Donald Trump and he is the one to do it.

The former New Jersey governor has long been mulling a second presidential campaign and made it official Tuesday night in New Hampshire during a town hall at Saint Anselm College, not only vowing to defeat the former president, but to take the 2024 Republican nomination for himself.

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[randyreeves]

Hahaha I can't stop laughing he doesn't stand a chance 🤣

[Cindy-lrsu]

He carries himself as a person that only retailate against anyone who don't agree with his views

[Finallyretired]

Christie needs to do too much work to take Trump in a street fight. He needs to get rollin’

[wolfmangoland]

Chris Christie should start attacking Trump as if it is a street fight.

[kathywebb]

I'm sorry people out here but he's talkin all the right things and he's been through everything and I think he could do something about the Republicans and Democrats and get them to work together

[anastasiaburr]

He is a bitter man.. don’t know why. But he sure sounds like one the way he hates trump! Poor guy! Hopeless case.