
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been expected to run for the Republican nomination in the upcoming election for years.
He is officially declaring his candidacy this morning at Livingston High School in New Jersey, but in the hours leading up to his big announcement, Twitter has focused on nothing but how big he is.
Under the trending hashtag #Christie2016, jokes about his weight are stealing the show.
https://twitter.com/TheKingRobbo/status/615896805721530368
God! The doughnut budget alone will be a trillion dollars!#Christie2016
— Jim C. (@DelGirlsHoops) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/AMICHIGANLEFT/status/615892669865308160
Oh crap, now we need a second clown bus. #Christie2016 pic.twitter.com/R6whVNFon1
— imfabulous (@imfabulous13) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/nschim/status/615892673161859072
300,000 Americans die each year from Obesity.
0 have died from Marijuana.
Guess which one @ChrisChristie is concerned about. #Christie2016— Benny (@bennyr82) June 30, 2015
Backstage at #Christie2016 kickoff event: pic.twitter.com/qMi8VgUgWd
— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/jrodriguez713/status/615901724302274560
And of course some bridgegate tweets were thrown in as well:
https://twitter.com/PoliticalGroove/status/615893163769663488
We'd hoped to attend the #Christie2016 event, but there was terrible traffic on the bridge…
— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) June 30, 2015