<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is considering a third run for president.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The 64-year-old two-time Republican presidential candidate spoke about the possibility of a 2028 presidential run in an interview at the Granite State Summit on Responsible Gaming in New Hampshire on September 22, 2026. He suggested that if Republicans perform poorly in the upcoming midterm elections, it may indicate a need for a new direction within the GOP.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Am I looking at it? Look, anybody who comes up here, and has ever run for president and not won, and told you they’re not looking at it again, is lying,” Christie stated. “Let me just promise you they are lying. Because once you go through the thought process of convincing yourself that you can be president, and then the next step, that you should be president, that doesn’t leave your brain.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Christie referred to himself as the “skunk at the garden party” in 2023 and 2024 when he opposed the GOP nominating President Donald Trump for a second term. He previously challenged Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in both 2016 and 2024.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“For our party’s sake, if we do a lot of losing six weeks from today, I wonder whether we’re going to say, ‘OK, we need to change this approach,'” Christie remarked, questioning if Republicans will reconsider the Trump-style agenda after the midterm elections.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Christie campaigned on a fiscally conservative, interventionist national security platform, arguing against Trump's fitness for the presidency during his previous campaigns.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He withdrew from the 2016 Republican presidential primary after finishing sixth in the New Hampshire primary and exited the 2024 primary before any contests occurred.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Despite his two previous losses, Christie confirmed in a video posted by WMUR that he has discussed a potential third presidential run with his wife.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The way I look at this is, if I’m going to go back home to my wife and say, ‘I know you may not believe this, but third time is the charm,'” Christie said. “Like, I better have a real theory, and what she has said to me is, ‘Chris, I want to see the path.'”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Christie may not be the only politician considering a run in 2028; former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump in 2024, is also contemplating a candidacy.</p>