Sooooo. The Fix -- and it seems much of Twitter -- could not help but notice that Chris Christie showed up in Florida at Donald Trump's faux Versailles -- er, we mean Mar-a-Lago -- and had some difficulties.
Christie, of course, dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Trump when his own campaign fell apart early last month. And, well, it's not completely clear he has made peace with that.
First, behold Christie.
Chris Christie in his role as Trump’s spokesman: pic.twitter.com/XQGxlj2c6L
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 2, 2016
UPDATE: Chris Christie is still standing motionless and expressionless behind Trump pic.twitter.com/E4Wyc9Mmvf
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 2, 2016
You could write a PhD thesis on just Chris Christie's thought bubbles in the past 15 minutes
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) March 2, 2016
Once Trump took the stage, Twitter stepped in to annotate the, um, various things that Christie was doing with his face.
Donald Trump To The RNC: Bring It
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) March 2, 2016
(Chris Christie To Himself, Silently: Why Did I Do This?) pic.twitter.com/3Sk62ueiYt
Christie standing behind Trump wondering if he will someday be permitted to call Trump by his first name. Trump calls Christie "Chris."
— Brit Hume (@brithume) March 2, 2016
You could tell me Christie is a robot sent from the future to take out Trump, and based on this press conference, I would believe you.
— Jim Tankersley (@jimtankersley) March 2, 2016
In Donald Trump's hair, Chris Christie sees reflections of every decision he has made in his life. #SuperTuesday pic.twitter.com/rdfNhn4DIc
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) March 2, 2016
But even Twitter was, at times, at a near loss for words. Remember, these faces were happening in public, during a televised victory speech and or press conference.
What is going through Chris Christie’s head right now? pic.twitter.com/p9ZNvhio49
— Matt Viser (@mviser) March 2, 2016
Then, it got a little worse. Trump made a couple of casual references to New Jersey, Christie and others in that state moving to other places. Apparently, this isn't something about which Christie was ready for Mr. Trump to say.
.@realDonaldTrump jokes with @ChrisChristie about New Jersey https://t.co/eSMG0Km6iD #SuperTuesday https://t.co/lgZUKEslt8
— CNN (@CNN) March 2, 2016
Is Chris Christie about to have a stroke?
— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) March 2, 2016
Just in case you missed the Christie frown up above, consider this close up.
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) March 2, 2016
And then, there were these thoughts brought to us by Twitter.
You wanna turn up the volume on this one.https://t.co/GholQYoxid
— albertina rizzo (@albz) March 2, 2016
My gooodness Chris Christie looks like he's appearing in a hostage video. #SuperTuesday
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) March 2, 2016
Starting a Kickstarter to buy back Chris Christie's dignity.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 2, 2016
chris christie staring in horror at trump's hair is all of us
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) March 2, 2016
Why hasn't President Obama sent the Navy Seals in to rescue Chris Christie already? pic.twitter.com/9uOxIoNKZP
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) March 2, 2016
I feel like Chris Christie is gonna blow up like he's in the "Tell-Tale Heart" and finally reach his breaking point. pic.twitter.com/Xxdph222R5
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) March 2, 2016
In all seriousness, Chris Christie looks so strange. Like he's about to vomit.
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) March 2, 2016
Chris Christie's expression right now. pic.twitter.com/TjAKaVBAOU
— Agnes Mazur (@amazur) March 2, 2016
I hope some day Chris Christie finds his forever-home.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) March 2, 2016
People were concerned. This is, after all, a sitting governor. Six New Jersey newspapers just published an editorial calling for Christie to resign or voters to initiate a recall. But still.
There's just one question on Chris Christie's mind. #SuperTuesday pic.twitter.com/sSDnCXgxBE
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 2, 2016
I never thought I'd feel pity for a bully, but seeing @ChrisChristie emasculated by @realDonaldTrump
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) March 2, 2016
is pathetic.
Chris Christie is realizing he's made some poor life decisions.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) March 2, 2016
It was not a good night.
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