Chris Christie opened up for Donald Trump‘s Super Tuesday victory conference tonight, where he took a rather reserved tone as he talked up the mogul to the press.
Trump took the stage after he finished, but Christie just kind of lingered behind him instead of getting off the stage. The New Jersey governor was still quite visible to the TV cameras, and as Trump spoke, people took to Twitter to mock his facial expressions of sadness and regret after being reduced to his former rival’s second fiddle:
.@ChrisChristie looks like he was just forced into a shotgun wedding pic.twitter.com/DdJzZOm9X3
— Steve Schale (@steveschale) March 2, 2016
— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) March 2, 2016
Trump says "we're gonna have a wall" with Christie standing beside him.
A few weeks ago, Christie said a wall was a stupid idea.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) March 2, 2016
“He… he’s never taking me to Red Lobster.”
*looks off into the distance* pic.twitter.com/0N3ol1nbgM
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) March 2, 2016
Coming Soon: Governor Christie Shows You How to Lose Weight By Becoming a Smaller Man
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 2, 2016
Chris Christie's face is America's spirit animal right now pic.twitter.com/Lebrv70ijc
— Seth Fiegerman (@sfiegerman) March 2, 2016
Chris Christie is currently doing Michael Bluth's "I've made a huge mistake" face.
— Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt) March 2, 2016
Finally @ChrisChristie figured out how to get to speak at a victory celebration.
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) March 2, 2016
Chris Christie ready to use the safe word I think. Now he can't get off the stage. pic.twitter.com/MsnI0oi1vO
— Craig Newman (@craignewman) March 2, 2016
Christie's feigned adoration for Trump is downright North Korean.
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) March 2, 2016
OK. Just stand there and stare at me lovingly pic.twitter.com/xQljx1D8PG
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) March 2, 2016
Just watching the Trump speech right now without volume based on the chryons and Chris Christie's sadness
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) March 2, 2016
"Those fingers … they really do look like little sausages. Do they TASTE like sausages?" #SuperTuesday pic.twitter.com/IJokMiYVbZ
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) March 2, 2016
#SuperTuesday pic.twitter.com/kMCqSyasRi
— Esquire Magazine (@esquire) March 2, 2016
How great would it be if @ChrisChristie just said "fuck this" and left? #SuperTuesday pic.twitter.com/vyTzpSw0R0
— Matt Wilstein (@TheMattWilstein) March 2, 2016
It's a grim time, but watching Chris Christie at this presser almost makes it worthwhile
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) March 2, 2016
Christie enthusiasm level: hostage video.
— Matt Duss (@mattduss) March 2, 2016
Chris Christie looking like Vader right before he decides to kill the Emperor. What have I done?! This must end! pic.twitter.com/OJOPRccYXW
— Philip DeFranco (@PhillyD) March 2, 2016
If you mute this Trump speech, it looks like they're holding a bachelor auction but no one will bid on Chris Christie.
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurke_SI) March 2, 2016
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