Newly elected President Trump made use of the mysterious drone controversy in New Jersey to mock former ally Chris Christie.
The president-elect, who will take office in just over a month, he shared an AI-generated meme of the former governor of New Jersey eating McDonald’s, while more McDonald’s meals were delivered by drones, mocking his weight on Truth Social and X.
Christie endorsed Trump in 2016 but was later fired as head of his transition team.
Last year, Christie ran a short-lived presidential campaign ahead of the 2024 election, calling Trump a “coward” and a “Putin’s puppet,” but he quit in January.
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President-elect Trump on Saturday used the mysterious drone controversy in New Jersey to mock former ally Chris Christie with an AI-generated meme of the former New Jersey governor eating McDonald’s amid drones. (Donald Trump/X)
“I want to promise you this, I am going to make sure that in no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever become president of the United States again. And that is more important than my own personal ambition,” he said when he dropped out. out.
Christie’s weight is common target for Trump since their fight. Last year, Trump jokingly told a supporter not to call the former governor a “fat pig.”
Since mid-November, New Jersey residents have been baffled by unexplained sightings of what appear to be drones.
Chris Christie supported Trump in 2016 before they fell out. (Reuters/Mike Segar)
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The sightings have also been reported in other parts of the country, including military installations, prompting lawmakers to demand answers.
President Trump listens to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie during a meeting on opioid and drug abuse in the White House Cabinet Room in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and law enforcement officials have said the drones do not appear to pose a threat to public safety.
On Friday, Trump called for the drones to be shot down if there is no reasonable explanation.
Photos taken in the Bay Shore section of Toms River of what appear to be large drones hovering at high altitudes in the New Jersey area on December 8. (Doug Hood/Asbury Park Press)
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“Mysterious drone sightings across the country. Can this really happen without the knowledge of our government,” he wrote on Truth Social. “I don’t think so! Let the public know, now. Otherwise, shoot them!!!”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
