Chris Christie Isn’t Apologizing for Once Riding the Trump Train: “I’m Not Perfect”

Trump’s Polling Power • Hollywood History Tour • Alito’s Veto [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Chris Christie Isn’t Apologizing for Once Riding the Trump Train: “I’m Not Perfect” Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Back in 2016, then New Jersey governor Chris Christie said he was “proud” to endorse Donald Trump in the presidential election. But seven years later, Chris Smith [finds]( the Republican 2024 presidential contender singing a very different tune. “I can be wrong sometimes,” Christie admits of his past stance on Trump. “In the aftermath of the ’16 election, he got worse and worse over time.” Speaking of the ex-president, Bess Levin [observes]( how Trump is dominating his presidential rivals in the polls despite the legal maelstrom that is headed his way. Plus, zooming out of the presidential race, Cari Beauchamp takes us on a tour through Hollywood history by [unpacking]( the parallels between today’s labor strikes and a Great Depression–era standoff. Thanks for reading! [Chris Christie Isn’t Apologizing for Once Riding the Trump Train: “I’m Not Perfect”]( By [Chris Smith]( [After endorsing Trump in the 2016 election, the former New Jersey governor and 2024 candidate suddenly has nothing good to say about the ex-president—or Joe Biden. “The two of them are both unacceptable alternatives,” he tells Vanity Fair. “I would not vote if that’s the choice.”]( [Read more button](   [Hollywood Actors and Writers vs. the Studios: 1933 vs. 2023]( By [Cari Beauchamp]( [A Depression-era standoff between newly formed unions and studio moguls pivoted around a new technology: talkies! Some lessons for the age of AI and streaming.]( [Read more button](   [Samuel Alito’s View on Supreme Court Reform: Thanks, but No Thanks]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The conservative justice seems to believe that checks and balances don’t apply to the high court, which has been plagued by conflict of interest scandals that have lit a fire under Democrats in the Senate.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Still Has an Absurd Amount of Support From Republicans Who Believe He Committed “Serious Federal Crimes”: Poll]( By [Bess Levin]( [In a matchup with Ron DeSantis, voters who think Trump is a criminal still prefer him as president.]( [Read more button](   [Ron DeSantis’s “Slavery Was a Good Thing” Curriculum Weirdly Unpopular Among GOP Hopefuls]( By [Bess Levin]( [“Anybody that is implying that there was an upside to slavery is insane.”]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast