Christie to Black Lives Matter: ‘Don’t call me.’

“If you look at the Black Lives Matter movement, one of the most disturbing things is more than one of their protests have embraced rabid rhetoric, rabid anti-police language, literally suggesting and embracing and celebrating the murder of police officers”, he said. He then criticized the Black Lives Matter movement’s “calls for the murder of police lives”, and said President Obama’s decision to “justify” the group is reprehensible.

“No candidate for president, like [Democratic front-runner] Hillary Clinton, should give them any credibility by meeting with them, as she’s done”.

New Jersey Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie has drawn the ire of #BlackLivesMatter activists by openly refusing to speak with leaders of the movement.

The church said they think the sign was vandalized sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning; they have notified police and also ordered a new sign, according to the ARLnow story.

“I’ll tell you the thing that disturbs me the most – what’s going on with the Democratic Party in Washington”, he said, ignoring the moderators’ question. “That’s what the movement is creating and the president of the United States is justifying that”.

Earlier, at a town hall further up the Mississippi River, Christie had chastised the Black Lives Matter movement on similar terms. The movement has long faced criticism from those who believe their message is anti-law enforcement, an idea the members have repeatedly stated they do not support.

Clinton, for example, faced interruptions from activists with group during a rally in Atlanta late last month.

“I appreciate their passion, but I’m sorry they didn’t listen, because a few of what they’ve been demanding, I am offering and intend to fight for as president”, Clinton said during the October 30 standoff.

A sign saying “Black Lives Matter” was vandalized at an Arlington church, ARLnow reports Thursday.

The former secretary of state has made criminal justice reform a priority in her presidential campaign, calling on the nation to confront “systemic racism”.