Latest Fact-checks on Chris Christie Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.” Chris Christie stated on November 8, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami: “In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.” Chris Christie stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview: “In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand." Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. Chris Christie stated on June 6, 2023 in campaign announcement speech: Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.” Chris Christie stated on May 2, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Joe Biden is proposing that any family who tries to pass a business or a farm down to their son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter are going to pay a huge new tax." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ " Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it." Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network : "I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor." Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: The Democrats plan "to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth Republican presidential debate: Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II." Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent." Chris Christie stated on August 6, 2015 in comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001." Chris Christie stated on July 6, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures. Chris Christie stated on June 7, 2015 in an interview on CBS' Face the Nation: On Common Core. Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready." Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in a State of the State address: "Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years." Chris Christie stated on December 2, 2013 in response to subpoenas being sent out over a bridge lane-closure controversy: "The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2013 in interviews on four Sunday morning news shows: Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Given how expansive our program already was," expanding Medicaid in New Jersey due to Obamacare "was a relatively small expansion." Chris Christie stated on November 2, 2013 in a response to a public school teacher: "In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time." Chris Christie stated on October 21, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent." Chris Christie stated on July 30, 2013 in an article on NJ.com: "In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington." Chris Christie stated on June 26, 2013 in an interview on the "Ask The Governor" monthly radio call-in program: "Not one tax has been raised since I've been governor." Chris Christie stated on May 22, 2013 in A gubernatorial campaign television ad: "Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2 billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled." Chris Christie stated on May 13, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign television ad: "Buono voted 154 times to raise our taxes -- like the sales tax, the income tax, health care taxes, even small business taxes." Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a TV ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever." Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.” Chris Christie stated on November 8, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami: “In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.” Chris Christie stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview: “In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand." Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. Chris Christie stated on June 6, 2023 in campaign announcement speech: Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.” Chris Christie stated on May 2, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Joe Biden is proposing that any family who tries to pass a business or a farm down to their son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter are going to pay a huge new tax." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ " Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it." Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network : "I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor." Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: The Democrats plan "to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth Republican presidential debate: Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II." Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent." Chris Christie stated on August 6, 2015 in comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001." Chris Christie stated on July 6, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures. Chris Christie stated on June 7, 2015 in an interview on CBS' Face the Nation: On Common Core. Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready." Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in a State of the State address: "Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years." Chris Christie stated on December 2, 2013 in response to subpoenas being sent out over a bridge lane-closure controversy: "The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2013 in interviews on four Sunday morning news shows: Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs." Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Given how expansive our program already was," expanding Medicaid in New Jersey due to Obamacare "was a relatively small expansion." Chris Christie stated on November 2, 2013 in a response to a public school teacher: "In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time." Chris Christie stated on October 21, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent." Chris Christie stated on July 30, 2013 in an article on NJ.com: "In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington." Chris Christie stated on June 26, 2013 in an interview on the "Ask The Governor" monthly radio call-in program: "Not one tax has been raised since I've been governor." Chris Christie stated on May 22, 2013 in A gubernatorial campaign television ad: "Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2 billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled." Chris Christie stated on May 13, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign television ad: "Buono voted 154 times to raise our taxes -- like the sales tax, the income tax, health care taxes, even small business taxes." Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a TV ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever." Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”
Chris Christie stated on November 8, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami: “In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”
Chris Christie stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview: “In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand."
Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Chris Christie stated on June 6, 2023 in campaign announcement speech: Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.”
Chris Christie stated on May 2, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Joe Biden is proposing that any family who tries to pass a business or a farm down to their son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter are going to pay a huge new tax."
Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true."
Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ "
Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it."
Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network : "I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor."
Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: The Democrats plan "to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent."
Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth Republican presidential debate: Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II."
Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent."
Chris Christie stated on August 6, 2015 in comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001."
Chris Christie stated on July 6, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures.
Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."
Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in a State of the State address: "Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."
Chris Christie stated on December 2, 2013 in response to subpoenas being sent out over a bridge lane-closure controversy: "The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced."
Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2013 in interviews on four Sunday morning news shows: Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs."
Chris Christie stated on November 10, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Given how expansive our program already was," expanding Medicaid in New Jersey due to Obamacare "was a relatively small expansion."
Chris Christie stated on November 2, 2013 in a response to a public school teacher: "In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time."
Chris Christie stated on October 21, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent."
Chris Christie stated on July 30, 2013 in an article on NJ.com: "In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington."
Chris Christie stated on June 26, 2013 in an interview on the "Ask The Governor" monthly radio call-in program: "Not one tax has been raised since I've been governor."
Chris Christie stated on May 22, 2013 in A gubernatorial campaign television ad: "Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2 billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled."
Chris Christie stated on May 13, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign television ad: "Buono voted 154 times to raise our taxes -- like the sales tax, the income tax, health care taxes, even small business taxes."
Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a TV ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
