Photoshop whizzes, get ready. When asked Monday on Fox & Friends how he might upstage Donald Trump's Iowa State Fair helicopter entrance, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) delivered a perfect answer in classic Jersey deadpan: "A pony."
He wouldn't ride just any pony, he clarified, it would have to be a "really good pony."
Christie quickly turned to more serious criticism of Trump, contrasting his immigration platform with his competitor's newly released stance. He also took some shots at Hillary Clinton for joking about her ongoing email scandal.
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Watch Christie's comments, ponies and all, here. Let's hope he takes a plane to Iowa instead of mounting his pony to head west, or he'll risk running into some serious traffic on a certain bridge.
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