‘He thought he lost’: Trump’s former adviser Chris Christie says even the president doesn’t believe his own election lies

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘He thought he lost’: Trump’s former adviser Chris Christie says even the president doesn’t believe his own election liesChristie, who has emerged as a Trump critic, said the president’s claims that the 2020 election was rigged in favor of former President Joe Biden were ‘make-believe’Rachel Dobkin in New York Tuesday 07 April 2026 04:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952702","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/chris-christie-trump-2020-election-fraud-b2952702.html","title":"Chris Christie says even Trump doesn’t believe his own election lies"}}CloseTrump fails to explain why he voted by mail despite calling it cheatingSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWa...