Chris Christie: Hillary Clinton doesn't get 'real Americans'

Chris Christie
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) hasn't joined the presidential race, but he's already taking swipes at Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. He criticized her first big campaign rally Sunday on ABC's This Week.

"Mrs. Clinton doesn't hear from anybody, she doesn’t talk to anybody, she doesn't take questions from anybody," Christie said. "How would she know what real Americans are concerned about?"

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.