Donald Trump to Chris Christie: 'Go Home'

Donald Trump responded to Chris Christie's rousing introduction on an airport tarmac Saturday with a direct message: "Go home." After Christie's introductory remarks in Tennessee, which ran for several minutes, Trump shook the hand of his high-profile supporter and gave instructions picked up by the stage microphone, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Get on a plane and go home," Trump says in footage now on YouTube. "It's over there. Go home." Some considered the words dismissive, as can be seen in tweets rounded up by Fox News:

• Check out how #Trump appears to treat the guy who's just endorsed him for #POTUS. Kinda funny. https://t.co/Ej9B9KXDbt — John Kanelis (@jkanelis) February 28, 2016
• Christie nearly does a spit-take when he's dismissed. https://t.co/BUwCSCjnKV — David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 28, 2016
• .@chrischristie sold his soul for this #NeverTrump https://t.co/GOzhUWt6aL — Kyle Foley (@KFoleyFL) February 28, 2016

But Dan Scavino, the Trump campaign's director of social media, saw it differently:

• .@realDonaldTrump told @ChrisChristie to go home (as was planned) to be with family tonight. Being blown out of proportion, BIG LEAGUE!! — Dan Scavino (@DanScavino) February 28, 2016

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