Donald Trump is the King of nasty nicknames: Ron DeSanctimonious, Crooked Joe Biden, and Low Energy Jeb are just a few of the choice epithets. Not surprisingly, after Chris Christie and Trump’s relationship turned sour, the former Governor of New Jersey also made the cut, earning the sobriquet “Sloppy Chris Christie.” The golden rule of thumb for those on the receiving end of Trump’s mockery is “Don’t poke the bear.” However, Christie’s kids aren’t taking the diss lying down.
In addition to branding their dad “sloppy Chris Christie,” Trump’s regularly taken aim at the politician in several below-the-belt punches. “Look, please do not call Chris Christie a fat pig, OK? It’s not appropriate ’cause you’re not allowed to use the word fat … use the word pig,” Trump told the crowd during a New Hampshire rally in December. “You can’t use the word. No, we don’t want to call him that,” he continued, despite being the one who coined the insult.
In an interview with Fox News in December 2023, Christie acknowledged that nobody “should be subjected” to name-calling. Still, he said it’s his offspring who really take objection to it. “My children hate it. Especially because we’ve been friends with Donald Trump for over 20 years … we’ve been to his home a number of times … it just shows you he’s lost it,” Christie said.
