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Republican Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has two choices: an “unwinnable occupation of Ukraine” or a “humiliating retreat.”  (Photo: Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC via Getty Images)
Republican Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has two choices: an “unwinnable occupation of Ukraine” or a “humiliating retreat.” (Photo: Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC via Getty Images)

Chris Christie lambasted Donald Trump for his praise of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that history was watching despite the former president's comments.

How can anyone with any understanding of the world call Putin a genius for invading Ukraine? He said that Putin has two choices, an unwinnable occupation of Ukraine or a retreat.

Christie wrote that that was a genius and very savvy.

How can anyone with any understanding of the world call Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine “genius” and “very savvy” as we watch him unite the rest of the world against Russia in nearly an instant?

— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) February 28, 2022

Putin has two choices now: an unwinnable occupation of Ukraine after leveling the country and murdering its hero President (if that is even achievable) or a humiliating retreat. Yeah, that’s “genius” and “very savvy” alright. No walking that back. History is watching.

— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) February 28, 2022

His comments came after the former president dubbed Putin's initial description of his invading Russian forces as a genius move. The rest of the world was condemning the actions of the Kremlin.

A large section of Ukraine is now independent. He's going to go in and be a peacekeeper. On a right-wing radio program, Trump said that it was the strongest peace force.

That is the strongest peace force I have ever seen. Trump said on the radio show that there were more army tanks than he had ever seen. No, but think of it. A guy who is very savvy is here.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend, Trump defended his comments, saying that the attack was appalling and that Putin was smart.

At CPAC, Trump said that Putin was playing Biden like a drum.

Even though he was known for his friendship with Putin during his four years in the White House, Trump was still surprised by his statements about an invading world leader.

The article was originally on HuffPost.

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