Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie met resistance from at least one on-air personality during his media tour to promote his new book, “Republican Rescue: Saving the Party from Truth Deniers, Conspiracy Theorists and the Dangerous Policies of Joe Biden.” NBC News’ Nicolle Wallace said he wasn’t being “intellectually honest” when he failed to go after Fox News in a book ostensibly about the misinformation being given to conservatives.
“The book is about conspiracies and lies and you really don’t take on Fox News,” Wallace said in an interview with Christie Tuesday evening. “Why not?”
There was some crosstalk, but ultimately, Wallace got Christie to claim he does not watch Fox News’ star primetime host, Tucker Carlson, who is extremely influential in right-wing circles as well as the media at large.