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Jeb Bush staffers blast Chris Christie after Donald Trump endorsement

In a surprise announcement, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie endorsed Donald Trump for the presidency on Friday
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Two of Jeb Bush's former top aides took to social media to blast Christie for his surprise endorsement of Donald Trump on Friday, hitting Christie as inauthentic and "pathetic."

David Kochel, Bush's chief strategist, made an analogy involving a "fat kid" and a "bully," referring to Christie and Trump.

And former Bush spokesman Tim Miller called Christie "pathetic" and "the biggest phony of them all."

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