At last night’s debate, Chris Christie claimed that he’d be able to get Jordan’s King Hussein to send ground troops to battle ISIS in Syria and Iraq if he were somehow elected president. The only problem with Christie’s boast, however, is that King Hussein died in 1999:
Christie said he & King Hussein of Jordan will be close ally. Um, King Hussein has been dead since 1999. Yeah Joe, great debate. #morningjoe
— Chico Delainky (@ChicoDelainky) December 16, 2015
Chris Christie says he'll be more trusted by King Hussein of Jordan than Obama. Only problem? Hussein died in 1999. King Abdullah II is king
— Jordyn Phelps (@JordynPhelps) December 16, 2015
This quote from Christie is really funny when you read it knowing that King Hussein is dead pic.twitter.com/eM9dtSfUCc
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) December 16, 2015
Chris Christie said he would support King Hussein of Jordan — who died in 1999 #GOPDebate https://t.co/JfPRODZ2v8 pic.twitter.com/9XO6t3SFGg
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) December 16, 2015
Whoops. Christie is getting his fair share of mockery over the gaffe:
The bridge ate his homework. https://t.co/I0HTwELGNZ
— GolemOnTheShelf (@DanielBen_Del) December 16, 2015
He has it right. He has been using the Long Island Medium to speak to him in the beyond. https://t.co/JXA5cGICmp
— Ginger Zoe (@ZoePerdue) December 16, 2015
Oops. #chrisch please go home. Now. To bed. You're tired. #GOPDebate https://t.co/CKHuYSZGGk
— Lorena Germán (@nenagerman) December 16, 2015
Chris Christie: foreign policy expert #GOPDebate https://t.co/DB4aY1JFs8
— Shiva Balaghi (@SBalaghi) December 16, 2015
Christie campaign promises: a dead guy will like me more than he likes Obama. Ooookay, there. https://t.co/AUaJaN2Q5W
— Brett Sandusky (@bsandusky) December 16, 2015
Easiest fact-check ever: ping @MonaChalabi https://t.co/Y76KNSX2rE
— Claire Phipps (@Claire_Phipps) December 16, 2015
Yep.
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