Chris Christie: "We Have To Stop Worrying About Being Loved And Start Worrying About Being Respected"

Chris Christie: We Have To Stop Worrying About Being Loved And Start Worrying About Being Respected

CHRIS CHRISTIE: Well, thank you, Megyn. Listen, I was born into a middle class family in New Jersey. My dad came home from serving in the Army after having lost his father, worked in the Breyer’s ice cream plant in Newark, New Jersey, and was the first person to graduate from college—put himself through college at night. My mom was a secretary. I was appointed United States Attorney on September 10th, 2001 and spent the next seven years of my career fighting terrorism and putting terrorists in jail.

I'm a conservative, pro-life Governor in a state where it’s really tough to be both, in a state like New Jersey with lots of Democrats. But still, we cut taxes, we balanced budgets, we fought the teacher's union. This president has had weak leadership, which has led to bad choices. We’ve got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country.