GOP Rep. Explodes At CPAC: Not Inviting Chris Christie Shows They Have A ‘Suicidal Death Wish’

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) exploded at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday in an appearance with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer. When asked about the conference’s decision not to invite New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie for, among other reasons, his decision to scold Congressional Republicans for stalling to approve a bill that would fund post-Hurricane Sandy relief projects, King went off on the conference for having a “suicidal death wish.”

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Blitzer asked King about CPAC’s decision not to invite Christie. “What do you make of that?” Blitzer asked.

“That’s a suicidal death wish,” King replied curtly. “CPAC, to me, loses all credibility. You have a governor who is conservative, he’s balanced a budget, he’s taken on public employee unions, he’s pro-life, and yet he has a 74 percent favorable rating in a Democratic blue state.”

“So, here’s a person who has shown that blue collar conservatism works,” King continued. “That it appeals to working men and women – that it appeals to women – and these are the areas we’ve been suffering.”

King said that Christie was not invited to CPAC because he fought for aid to areas hit by Hurricane Sandy. “To me, that writes off CPAC,” King said.

Watch the clip below via CNN:

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