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Chris Christie: Oath Over Orders

Season 2025 Episode 1 | 3m 14s

In the hypothetical situation presented in this clip from BREAKING THE DEADLOCK: A Power Play, “Senator” Chris Christie questions the "president’s" authority to defund the “Green Business Bureau” via executive order. Urged to show unity, Christie stands firm on his oath to the Constitution and vows to speak for Middlevania—even if it means holding his own press conference.

Funding for this program was provided in part by grants from The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation and by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation and by contributions from viewers like you. Thank you. Location furnished by The New York Historical.
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