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Chris Christie On What President Reagan Would Make of Today's Political Divide | The View

Christie discusses his new book “What Would Reagan Do?” and why he thinks Biden can’t win the presidency again. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2Ybi4tM MORE FROM 'THE VIEW': Full episodes: http://abcn.ws/2tl10qh Twitter: http://twitter.com/theview Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheView Instagram: http://instagram.com/theviewabc

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3 weeks ago

yes well we have to ask you about your book I'm sure you'd love to discuss it sure why not what would rean do life lessons from the last great president now and my model here um but I want a picture of that what what do you think uh rean would say about the Republican party today he wouldn't recognize it um and and the great thing about Reagan is that we don't have to speculate about it because he did this in 1964 in 64 as he was getting ready to run for governor of California a John bur Society
was really big in this country horribly racist anti-semitic that was a big force in the Republican party and the only two people who stood up to the John bur Society back then were Ronald Reagan and William Buckley and they did it together Barry Goldwater promised to do it he he backed off and it was Reagan who stood up and said I don't want an Endor I don't want to have to do anything to change myself to get an endorsement from someone if you like me and you want to vote for me that's fine doe
sn't mean I like you well but he also and that's what he did I mean look so there's not a we don't have to speculate about what he would have done with this party he would have stood up to Donald Trump and done exactly what needed to be done to say this is wrong it's bad for the country and bad for our part Nancy Reagan would have kicked his behind I want to go back to um I want to go back to Biden for a second okay okay so let me just say that the economy and jobs report keeps exceeding expecta
tions right now people should know this stock market at an all-time high which a lot of PE your money is in the stock market whether you know it or not it's in money markets if you're working and you're investing it's not just rich people it's everybody um he has expanded health care benefits he lowered the cost of insulin I know for seniors student loan debt what student loan student loan debt he got rid of that a lot of it um but the current GOP is focused on impeaching homeland security uh gu
y a mayorcas who did not rise to crimes and misdemeanor and they're talking about impeaching him that's how lame they are wasted millions they wasted millions of tax dollars on their Hunter Biden Obsession so let me ask you something now I just told you my age would a woman never tells her age a woman who tells her age will tell you anything well that's me so I can't wait to get off the air really great I turned 81 in October Joe Biden is exactly my age I don't see this obsession with his age wh
en all of this is being accomplished in this country tell me why that's an issue it's it's it's an issue for a few reasons first is that if Joe Biden had the ratings at 81 that you have um it wouldn't be a problem but 37% approval rating in the country and the reason for that is all those things you just talked about which are factually true um he can't sell it he's not selling it he can't sell it and it's not that Joe Biden never could sell it I've known Joe Biden for 40 years he was a really g
ood effective politician he isn't anymore he is not effective of the country but but he manages the country being president is more than just that it's it's it's also convincing people it's convincing people that what you're doing makes sense I know you can't take you said you were in love with him this morning in the but it is the truth like look and so real here's Alyssa saying she's concerned about whether whether Biden can beat Trump and there are people who are concerned about that given th
at record there shouldn't be any concern about it the reason is that people look at him and they say is he really up to it can he really do it and can he not only do it today but we're giving him a four-year contract to go until he's 86 but when you compare him to Trump the guy has all these smart people around him Trump will have every idiot in the country in his administration he's saying that the fear is being unable to convince the public but here's the here here's the thing about the public
the public as we know is quite fickle the public will go with whatever poll you say or whatever poll you say polls come come and go what the what isn't happening is not that they can't sell it it's that their The Voice like they should be here and on MSNBC the way the Republicans are on Fox every four seconds right we don't have in part we don't have we don't have the mouthpiece cuz we don't have the time cuz we actually got to get stuff done no that's look I'm listen I'm in this I'm in all of
this look we've had democratic presidents who have been able to sell it okay Barack Obama had no problem selling it but he he did not come in behind a who drove the country into the garbage can and also look I I agree we are never going to agree I'm saying I don't I don't think I think our problem is less what he's not doing I think our problem is less how it's getting out there cuz I have to tell you saying but that's what I'm saying we agree how about this we agree because a lot of strange stu
ff he's not selling it yeah but you know he can't sell it he can't get eled can't get no if you you can sell it as much as you want if you can't get the broadcast out it's not going to help that's Obama would be beating Trump by double digits right now Biden does not have that same strength but he is not listen Joe Biden's Joe sugar our thanks I'm sorry we we our the book is called what would R and do life lessons from the great uh last great President Obama was the last great president my yeah
I mean it's available now

Comments

@keithroyproctor4083

Chris Christie makes a valid point. It's crucial for President Biden to improve his ability to effectively communicate his policies and ideas to the public in order to garner support and trust.

@JimBobH13

I never thought I'd see the day when Chris Christie made more sense than Joy and Whoopi.

@shadetails2133

Great debate. Really great chemistry on the panel and with the guest today. PLEASE, panelists, listen to what Christie is actually saying. He is essentially saying that voters do not vote based on facts. (Note that Christie explicitly acknowledged that the list of Biden's/Democratic Party accomplishments including saving the economy from the fate of the rest of the world are facts.) Instead of facts, voters vote based on feelings. Voters want to be wooed, they want to fall in love with a candidate. Or they vote based on fear/hate. But facts are going to be a tough sell. Because voters do not vote like they are interviewing an employee. Voters vote like this is a reality TV show. The other hard reality is that indeed Biden is old and unfortunately the VP is not popular. If the VP were popular, his being old would be less of a concern. This sentiment is pure politics. Just feelings. No matter the facts. No matter how competent the incumbent has proven himself to be. No matter how much better of a human being the incumbent has shown himself to be compared to the opponent. Please, View, if you want to help democracy, you need to face this truth about the American voter (and most people around the world): we are not logical and we are not fact-driven. Use your platform and connections to help strengthen democracy based on the facts that American voters are simply not all that evolved. As the Founders knew very well. And help reach American voters with not only facts, but with emotions.

@sheldoncole1151

I wish they had more time for these segments 😂

@joannplehn9990

I always enjoy Chris Christie as a guest.

@TR-ly6kq

They can't handle even the slightest logical criticism of Biden. Poor Alyssa usually points these things out but Chris Christie doing it is also hilarious.

@erindarnell

Brian - Christie is a great guest! Keep him on the regular guest list!

@andiestewart7423

I was a republican before Trump. Chris Christie was the only candidate I would’ve considered voting over Biden for. I watched his speeches and he had a lot of good ideas.

@Truckerchick04942

I wish they'd make important topics like today last the ENTIRE SHOW time. Would have been good to let today's topic run the length of the show. The other topics we can listen to another day.

@mykoniichistorychannel

Christie was on the ball this whole interview.

@sheldoncole1151

Whoopi almost cursed and sweared at the end 😂😂😂😂

@spaceengineer1452

“Obama was the last great president.”Great last words from Sarah. ❤ Vote Blue.

@rosemariebredahl9519

As I suffered from Reaganomics, and endured a Bush Presidency, I never anticipated how good Trump would make them look. My admiration for allegiance to the Constitution by Christie, Romney, Cheney, Etc., similarly surprises me, and yet they've earned my respect! Thank you Chris Christie.

@cjr21

The message doesn’t go out bc of people like him that brings up age as an entire blockade to the accomplishments made by the administration. They keep pushing the same and only point against him, age.

@sheldoncole1151

Joy Behar "I don't see this obsession with his age when all of this is being in this country" 👏👏👏👏

@frankierodriguez2219

Joy behar has more energy and strength at 81 then I do at 28

@kjay2044

Joy she is funny asf lol JOY, “I thought Obama was the last great president.” 😆 😆 😆

@sinisterintelligence3568

Reagan actually started a lot foolishness back in the 80's.

@raquelcarlita1570

Lol, Joy being a good PR person for Joe Biden.

@eriktaylor1225

4:49 Whoopi did you honestly just say that Barack Obama did not “come in behind a moron”???? Does the name George W. Bush not ring a bell?????