Chris Christie proudly tweeted that he doesn't read The New York Times. Then he got trolled.

Chris Christie at the CNBC Republican debate in Boulder, CO.
(Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The New York Times had some rough news to break to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Thursday afternoon, publishing an editorial brutally titled, "Gov. Christie, Time to Go Home." In it, the Times editorial board asserts that "this is [Christie's] moment, all right: to go home and use the rest of his term to clean out the barn, as Speaker John Boehner would say."

But Christie doesn't know that yet. Because Christie can't read the article.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.