New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is reportedly still too upset about the vice presidential selection process to even think about trying to save Donald Trump's presidential campaign. As reports surfaced Wednesday that a group of top Republicans are contemplating stepping in to save Trump's candidacy amid skyrocketing dissatisfaction, the name of Trump's former right-hand man was conspicuously absent from the list of participants:
Trump's recent attacks on the family of a slain Muslim-American soldier, his refusal to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), and his reported comments around nuclear weapons have GOP leaders in a state of panic. Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort rejected reports of the intervention on Wednesday, insisting that the GOP nominee is "in control of his own campaign."
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