Chris Christie will announce at New Hampshire town hall that he’s ending presidential bid, AP source says

By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN
Associated Press

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is planning to announce he’s dropping his Republican presidential bid at his New Hampshire town hall on Wednesday night.

That’s according to a person with direct knowledge of the former New Jersey governor’s plans who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to disclose private discussions.

Christie has been under intense pressure to exit the race as critics of Donald Trump work to unify behind a viable Republican alternative to the former president.

Christie is scheduled to host a town hall meeting in Windham hours before two of his rivals meet for the fifth GOP presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle.