Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday declined an offer to run for president on an “unlabeled” ticket.
No Labels Group is struggling to present a ticket to challenge both former President Trump and President Biden in the 2024 election. The organization contacted Mr. Christie last week about a possible run after he appeared to leave open the possibility of a third-party candidacy in a public interview.
“I’m grateful for the encouragement I got to run for a third party. We want a country where once again everyone feels they have a stake in what we’re doing, and we want to bring people together instead of capitalizing on anger.” “I think we need leadership that seeks to divide us,” Christie said in a statement.
“I believe this needs to be discussed with the American people, but if there is no path to victory and in some way my candidacy will help Donald Trump become president again, I believe that “That’s not the way forward,” he added.
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday declined an offer to run for president again on an “unlabeled” ticket. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Christie ended his campaign for the 2024 Republican nomination in mid-January.one time trump supporter, Advisors parted ways with him over the then-president’s efforts to overturn his loss to President Biden in 2020. Mr. Christie has become a very vocal Republican critic of the former president and has made his opposition to Mr. Trump a centerpiece of his 2024 White House bid.
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Christie previously dismissed the No Labels plans as a “fool’s errand” in an interview last year.
Christie ended his campaign for the 2024 Republican nomination in mid-January. A former supporter, ally and advisor of President Trump, he broke with the president over the then-president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss to President Biden. . (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
Earlier this month, No Labels took further steps to select a bipartisan presidential candidate for the November general election, announcing the creation of a committee to vet candidates.
The commission’s announcement came a week after nearly 800 No Labels delegates who attended a virtual meeting voted in favor of taking the presidential ticket.
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No Labels is seeking to issue third-party presidential tickets against both President Biden and former President Trump. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
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Despite this, No Labels has approached several candidates in recent months, but none have moved forward with their campaigns.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report
