Chris Christie says he turned down 7 jobs from Trump: 'I'm not desperate for a title'

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Matthew J. Belvedere
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Republican Chris Christie says he wants to help his “friend” President Trump, but he’s content to do it from afar.

“I’m not desperate for a title. I’m not looking to run to Washington, D.C.,” says the former New Jersey governor and Trump rival in the 2016 race.

Among the jobs Christie says he declined in the Trump administration included Labor secretary and Homeland Security secretary.

Republican Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey and Donald Trump rival for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, told CNBC on Monday that he wants to help his “friend” the president, but he’s content to do it from afar.

“I’m not one of these people who’s desperate for a job. I think I turned down seven of them down,” Christie said in a “Squawk Box” interview. “I’m not desperate for a title. I’m not looking to run to Washington, D.C. What I’m looking to do is to make the country better and to help my friend.”

Among the jobs that Christie said he declined in the Trump administration included Labor secretary, Homeland Security secretary, special assistant to the president, ambassador to Rome, and ambassador to the Vatican.

“He hasn’t offered me anything that I really wanted to do,” said Christie, author of “Let Me Finish: Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey, and the Power of In-Your-Face Politics.”

“If there’s something I really want to do and I think I bring real value to him and the country I’ll step up and do it,” he added. “I can certainly help him from where I am. And it’s much better for my family if I stay where I am.”

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[wishstar]

1. Attorney General was probably the only job Christie wanted and wasn't offered

Trump and Kushner didn't trust Christie to protect Trump & Co. once Christie as AG found out the extent of Trump/Kushner criminality because of Christie's role in sending Kushner's dad to prison. They never trusted Christie enough to let him into the inner circle that has been lying and covering up about the Russian and other foreign "collusion".

[marble falls]

2. Ambassador to the Vatican?

[MiniMe]

3. BS, I'm sure Kushner killed any jobs for Christy

tRump may have mentioned it in passing, but I bed the jobs were never actually officially offered.

[spanone]

4. you're desperate for something, chris.