Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday formally jumped into the 2024 presidential race, submitting paperwork with the Federal Election Commission formally declaring his candidacy.

Mr. Christie is launching his bid later Tuesday at a city corridor occasion in New Hampshire, which is predicted to carry the GOP’s first-in-the-nation major early subsequent 12 months.

His bid is taken into account a longshot, and polls present him registering at 1% in lots of GOP presidential major surveys. But Mr. Christie, 60, is predicted to ratchet up assaults on frontrunner and former President Donald Trump in a bid to weaken Mr. Trump’s massive margin of assist.

Mr. Trump’s allies welcomed Mr. Christie into the race, regardless of Mr. Christie’s common criticism of the previous president.

In an announcement from Mr. Trump’s aligned tremendous PAC, Make America Great Again Inc., spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt mentioned Mr. Christie’s determination to run for president alerts the weak point of Mr. Trump’s number-one opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Mr. DeSantis is the one GOP candidate aside from Mr. Trump polling in double digits, however trails the previous president by at the very least 20 factors in most polls.

“Ron DeSantis’ campaign is spiraling, and President Trump’s dominance over the Republican primary field has opened a mad rush to seize the mantle for runner-up,” Ms. Leavitt mentioned. “Ron DeSantis is not ready for this moment, and Chris Christie will waste no time eating DeSantis’ lunch.”

Mr. Christie is amongst three candidates who will enter the presidential race this week.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is predicted to announce his marketing campaign in Iowa on Wednesday and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum  will declare his candidacy, additionally on Wednesday, at an occasion in Fargo.

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