Trump seized on the drone controversy to mock Chris Christie

President-elect Trump took over on Saturday the mysterious drone controversy To mock his one-time ally Chris Christie in New Jersey.

President-elect, who will hold office shared an artificially created meme of the former New Jersey governor eating McDonald’s for more than a month and delivered more McDonald’s meals with drones, mocking his weight on Truth Social and X.

Christie endorsed Trump in 2016 but was later fired as head of his transition team.

Last year, Christie ran a short-term presidential campaign for the 2024 election in which he called Trump a “coward” and “Putin’s puppet,” but he dropped out in January.

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President-elect Trump seized on the mysterious drone controversy in New Jersey on Saturday to poke fun at his onetime ally Chris Christie. (Donald Trump/X)

“I want to promise you this, I will make sure that there is no way I will allow Donald Trump to become the president of the United States again. And that is more important than my personal ambition,” he said. out.

Christie’s weight has been frequent A target for Trump since their breakup. Last year, Trump jokingly told a supporter not to call the former governor a “fat pig.”

Since mid-November, New Jersey residents have been baffled by unexplained drone-like footage.

Chris Christie supported Trump in 2016. (Reuters/Mike Segar)

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Sightings have also been reported in other parts of the country, including military facilities, prompting lawmakers to demand answers.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and law enforcement officials have said the drones pose no threat to public safety.

On Friday, Trump called for drones to be shot down if there was no reasonable explanation.

A photo of a large drone flying over a high-altitude area in New Jersey on Dec. 8 in the Bay Shore section of Toms River. (Doug Hood/Asbury Park Press)

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“Mysterious drones all over the country. Can this really happen without our government knowing,” he wrote on Truth Social. “I don’t think so! Let the public know now. Or shoot me!!!”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.