NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A spokeswoman for Home Depot founder Ken Langone told The Daily Caller on Wednesday that Langone “is not hosting any fundraisers for Governor Christie at this time.”
Langone, known as one of Governor Christie’s biggest Republican donors, talked up the Jersey GOP’er as the best bet for 2016 Republican nominee to his wealthy friends just one month ago. However, since former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker entered the potential 2016 spotlight, Christie’s political stock appears to be going down. One particular Christie donor who now appears to be supporting Bush is Johnson & Johnson heir and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson. Johnson attended fundraising event in Chicago for Bush’s political committees recently.
Walker told The Daily Caller at the National Governors Association winter meeting that despite reports, there is no friction among the Republicans eyeing the Oval Office right now.
Christie, Walker, Bush, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, among others are expected to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland in the coming days.
UPDATE: A spokesman for Christie told The Daily Caller that Langone is hosting a fundraiser for the New Jersey governor on Monday and will be attending another Christie fundraiser in Los Angeles next week.