On Sean Hannity’s radio show on Thursday, conservative columnist Ann Coulter said the feud between New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul was designed to distract attention from an immigration vote by a Christie-appointed senator.
According to the author of “Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama,” Christie ginned up the feud to divert attention from the vote in favor of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill by New Jersey Republican Sen. Jeffrey Chiesa — a recent Christie appointee to fill the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s seat.
“A footnote here on this little bitch-fight in the Republican Party between Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul,” she said. “I just want to point out what I believe everyone is missing. The reason Chris Christie started this little bitch-fight is to distract from the fact that he had his senate nominee vote for amnesty.”
“This is why your pal [Sen. Marco] Rubio is out there flailing about, talking about abortion and Obamacare — they see the people hate amnesty,” she continued. Coulter advised Hannity’s listeners not to fall for it and to hold the New Jersey governor accountable for vote of Chiesa.
“I’m just pointing out that’s what the bitch-fight is about, so don’t fall for It,” she added. “Whenever Chris Christie starts talking about this, whatever — his snit with Rand Paul, this is just a distraction. Just ask him why he had his temporary senate nominee vote to bring in 30 million more Democratic voters. Thanks, Chris Christie.”