Christie, Hutchinson receive hostile reception at Florida Republican summit

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Kate Sullivan, CNN

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Published 4:55 PM EDT, Sat November 4, 2023

From left, Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson

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Kissimmee, Florida CNN —

Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson – both vocal critics of Donald Trump – fielded a chorus of boos at a Florida GOP summit on Saturday, a display of GOP voters’ strong loyalty to the former president, the front-runner for the party’s 2024 nomination.

Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, admonished the crowd at the