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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is fighting back against critics who say he’s too big to be president.

In an interview that will air Wednesday on ABC’s Barbara Walters on her “10 Most Fascinating People,” Christie said the claims were “ridiculous.”


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“There are people who say you couldn’t be president because you’re so heavy. What do you say to them?” Walters said.

“No, that’s ridiculous. I mean that’s ridiculous. I mean I don’t know what the basis is,” he said.

He continued: “Well, I’ve done this job pretty well. And I think people have watched me for the last number of weeks of Hurricane Sandy doing 18-hour days and getting right back up the next day and still being just as effective. So I don’t really think that will be a problem.”

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Also making the list? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Like Christie, she’s rumored to be debating a 2016 presidential run.

“She is probably one of the most admired women in the country. We asked her of course whether she wants to run for president, but you know what most people wanted to know?” Walters said GMA introducing the clip. “What do you do about your hair?”

“I know that it’s one of the great fascinations of our time, much to my amazement,” Clinton said, bursting into a cackle of laughter.

Clinton added: “It just got me really burdensome to try to find a hairdresser in some city somewhere. So I said, ‘Enough, we’re just going to go with as simple as possible.’”

“Nobody asks the men that,” Walters said.

“Have you noticed?” said Clinton, who is appearing on Walters’ list for the third time.