His comments come one day after Jeb Bush argued that he was “taken out of context” when he said Thursday night that entitlement programs like Medicare should be “phased out.” He emphasized that he wants to reform such programs and replace them with more sustainable policies, and floated the idea of raising the retirement age.īut Bush, who says he’s planning to outline more policy proposals in the coming weeks, did not go into great detail.Īsked later Friday if Christie was specifically referring to Bush, the governor said he was talking about “everybody who’s not talking about it.” Meanwhile, Christie said, “we’ve put forward more detail than any other candidate in this race.” “If you continue to speak in generalities, then you’re going to have other people interpret what you mean.” “I heard a candidate complain the other day that, you know, ‘my positions’ – meaning that candidate’s positions – ‘on comments I made about entitlement reform are being misconstrued by the press.’ Well, it’s much harder to be misconstrued by the press if you’re specific,” Christie said. Holding a town hall event in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, the New Jersey governor appeared to single out one candidate in particular, though not by name. Chris Christie is positioning himself as the candidate in the race who’s offering specific policy proposals, while other candidates, he says, are being “vague.”
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