not ken langone, it's mary pat christie. neil: does that mean ken doesn't want in on this? or whatever reason. neil: he must see developments like this and say hey. >> maybe tomorrow. within the last couple weeks, mary pat making the calls, not ken langone. neil: who is she making them to? >> wall street people, usual gop people. neil: the ones sitting on the fence. >> everybody is sitting on the fence you. >> chase one candidate's presumed backers to say you're backing us? >> yes, everybody is somewhat on the fence, this is a very fluid situation. mary pat christie worked at a hedge fund angelo gordon, she has connection with all the folks, she knows them. she worked at cantor fitzgerald before that. neil: she was the family's moneymaker. >> she knows the field. not langone leading the effort, it's mary pat christie. while she is one of the team, she is now leading the team. i think she's very good, if you ever see her on tv. neil: she's terrific. >> and by the way, he's relentless, ignores polls, he's like the energizer bunny and a lot of this stuff has clicked. it seems t

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just like i think mary pat christie who is someone who was a huge figure in chris christie's life asovernor of new jersey, she is very politically savvy. i think she will have a big role. nicolle: she is important considering some of christie's vulnerabilities were his rough edges. i think the whole family is important to the christie story. my next one is chelsea clinton because of you look at hillary's vulnerabilities it is preventing herself as someone who is a human being. she has not driven herself in over a decade. she does not come across as anybody particularly relatable. i think it is a tremendous opportunity for her to connect. john: the real question about chelsea is how big of a role she wants to play. if you wanted to be a big figure, she could be as important or more important than her mother's husband, bill clinton. she could be a huge figure but i don't think she wants that role. i think the one in who was covered in the new york times today, jane sanders, could be a big figure. incredibly funny, charming. she does something to husband desperately needs wish is to sof

and if it says anything about a man who he marries how good he is, chris christie is great, because mary pat would be a great first lady. someone we would all be proud of. they have four kids, and i think four great kids, and i think that says a lot about people how their -- how their kids are, and those kids are really, really good. chris is actually really warm and caring. and finally, governor christie is a strong supporter of israel, of jew issues and the rnc. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to introduce my friend and the next president of the united states, chris christie. ♪ >> thank you. thank you. thank you all very much. jeff, thank you for the introduction and to all of you, thank you for the invitation to be here today. and thank you for your patience and endurance. to put up with 14 candidates for president of the united states, but the role that you all will play as we move forward both through this primary process and through the process of electing a new republican president next november will be absolutely vital, so thank you for your willingness to be involved. thi

. >> it is also my honor to be hurt governor governor christie and mary pat. andrew their son.nd man i will introduce is probably no stranger to all of you. walt ran for governor in the last cycle. unfortunately, we did not make it to where we wanted. a great man. a great veteran. walt hammerstein. [applause] >> it is wonderful to be back here. holden was the first citizen of new hampshire that supported my campaign. i think we did our first town hall here. first and foremost, merry christmas. i'm so glad i live in a country where i can say that to you. leadership matters. v8 weeks ago i was a assistant and national talking with several hundred of my former colleagues. the four things that we always look for in leadership, whether it was the military, business, or and our families. characters first. experience a second. temperament is third. fourth is consistency. those of the four characteristics of good leaders. governor christie exhibits those to a t. me, when iant to think of the president of the united states and candidates who , is itsk for our vote someone who i would en

chris christie i want you to : understand where this comes from for me and mary pat and why if we' re fortunate enough to be white house, we' ll be doing the exact same kind of things. josh: christie also picked up another endorsement today, former new hampshire house speaker donna sytek. hampshire. he is holding a rally in waterville valley tonight. it starts at 7, at the white mountain athletic club. jean: the u.s. will send more forces to the middle east, as part of its latest strategy against isis. wmur' s sally kidd is in washington with a look at the plan today revealed by the secretary of defense. sally: a new unit will be stationed in iraq and ready to operate at any time. the so-called expeditionary targeting force will conduct raids, gather intelligence, and in position to move into syria. grexit puts everybody on notice. you don' window. sally: the operations will be intel driven. every president obama met with world leaders in paris as the u.s. continues to press russia to direct its airstrikes against isis rather than the rebels fighting the assad regime. president obama:

it is my honor to be with governor christie and mary pat and their son. a man that i will introduce who is probably no stranger to all of you, walt. in the lastovernor cycle. unfortunately, we did not quite make it to where we wanted. but he is a great man, a great veteran, and a great friend of governor chris christie's. [applause] walt: it is wonderful to be back in new london. the firstolton was citizen of new hampshire that supported my campaign. and i think we did our first town hall right here. first and foremost, merry christmas. >> merry christmas. walt: i'm so glad i live in a country where i can say that to you freely. leadership matters. about six weeks ago, i was in nashua, talking to several hundreds of my formal colleagues about leadership. and the four things we always look for, whether it is in the military or in business or in our families. character first. experience second. temperament third. and fourth, consistency. those are the four characteristics of the leaders. governor christie exhibits those tee. but most important to me, when i