‘Wishing I can unread this’: Chris Christie unites Twitter after sharing his personal birth control story

We praised Chris Christie earlier this morning for a “devastating” video he posted slamming Hillary Clinton and her defense of Planned Parenthood.

But then he goes ahead and says this:

"I'm a catholic but I've used birth control and not just the rhythm method" Christie says

— Jon Ward (@jonward11) August 4, 2015

Do voters really need to know this? Do voters want to know this?

From the looks of it, no, with those from both sides of the ideological spectrum declaring this just a little bit too much information for a Tuesday morning:

https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/628562834096439297

this begs follow up questions, i think https://t.co/zF47pwbjOd

— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 4, 2015

https://twitter.com/jesseberney/status/628561791270920193

Candor-tastic. https://t.co/lTmFrfgYkC

— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) August 4, 2015

Where is @smod2016 when you need it……… https://t.co/8ACoTsHVwr

— Andrew Hill (@drewhill29) August 4, 2015

Please reach me great sinkhole. Please reach me soon.https://t.co/9PbhYlFYTR

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 4, 2015

That is a picture I never wanted in my head. Thanks, Christie. https://t.co/KGvlo6EeBG

— Christy Lynn (@ChristyLynnLSU) August 4, 2015

https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/628560737905049600

TMI. TMI. TMI. https://t.co/WH7QYLyczi

— RBe (@RBPundit) August 4, 2015

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https://twitter.com/Odd_Hack/status/628564603614707712

omg gross https://t.co/6f6WlGGcvi

— Wu Weed™ (@WuTangCannabis) August 4, 2015

Happy mental image for your Tuesday morning. https://t.co/Sa11NAsJlu

— Kimberly Anderson (@ksusananderson) August 4, 2015

When keeping it real goes wrong. https://t.co/GtoNl2RJbC

— Max Steele (@maxasteele) August 4, 2015

*sticks fingers in ears* Lalalalalalalalalalala https://t.co/D4fmBoyoCa

— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) August 4, 2015

I see we've reached the "TMI" Phase of the Pay-Attention-To-Me Not-Trump-athon https://t.co/VLwUKqvU8s

— Will Jordan (@williamjordann) August 4, 2015

And pundits wonder why Donald Trump is ahead in the polls.

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Even if you’re not a fan of Chris Christie, you’ll LOVE his question for Hillary on Planned Parenthood