Tag: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie

‘Lock her up,’ shout Republicans denouncing Clinton

CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Republican delegates savaged Hillary Clinton Tuesday by breaking into angry chants of “lock her up” and “guilty” as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie laid out a criminal-style case against her. While the FBI stopped short of recommending charges against the presumptive Democratic nominee over her email scandal, Christie, himself a former federal prosecutor went into attack-dog mode on the second day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. “Let’s do […]

Republican White House field narrows as campaign moves south

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) — Two more Republicans ended their White House runs Wednesday, whittling down the field as the party’s remaining candidates and Democrat Hillary Clinton look to blunt the momentum of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders down south. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina both called time on their presidential bids, one day after finishing sixth and seventh, respectively, in the New Hampshire primary. Trump and Sanders — […]