Governor Chris Christie reportedly lost his leadership role on Donald Trump's transition team after he leaned in a bit too hard during the president-elect's victory speech earlier this month.

A campaign source told Yahoo News that Christie spent election night trying to push his way into photos with Trump, and in the process 'annoyed' his new boss of just a few hours.

Two days later, Trump announced that his running mate Mike Pence would be heading up his transition team, while Christie would serve as a vice chair.

Christie's aggressive push for the spotlight after Trump's big win was just one of several factors that played a role in the decision to drop him from the team though according to other sources inside the campaign.

Key among those was Trump's 'growing concerns' about Christie's role in the Bridgegate scandal, especially after multiple witnesses testified in October that the governor was aware of the bogus traffic study.

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Bad move: Chris Christie 'annoyed' Donald Trump on election night (above) by trying to shove his way into photos with the president-elect

Photos show that Christie positioned himself in front of the group of 40 aides and advisers (above) who were asked to join Trump during his speech, right next to campaign manager Kellyanne Conway

Christie was one of the approximately 40 aides and advisers invited to join Trump, Pence and the two men's families on stage after the billionaire businessman's big win.

In the end though, all the reported elbowing and shoving did not manage to get Christie that many photos with Trump, who spent most of the evening with his family close by his side.

Pictures do show however that Christie made a point of standing in front of the other aides and advisers on the stage at the New York Hilton Midtown.

Christie also positioned himself next to the most popular and photogenic member of the group, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway.

The governor has been frequently photographed with Trump ever since he became the first major political player to endorse him for president back in February.

In the months leading up to the election Christie could frequently be seen at Trump rallies standing just behind Donald as he delivered speeches.

That all seemed to change though in October, with Christie making far less appearances on behalf of Trump.

It is not clear though if that decision was made by Christie out of concern that he might be quizzed about the ongoing Bridgegate trial, or if he was trying to distance himself from Trump after the release of his Access Hollywood interview.

A high-level source also said that Trump was beginning to have problems with how Christie was running the transition team in the weeks leading up to the election.

'There were just some things that were not handled appropriately or done to a level of satisfaction and professionalism,' said the individual.

Two Trump campaign sources also confirmed that account, while Christie's office declined to comment.

Issues also arose according to sources when Trump was informed about how many lobbyists Christie had selected for the team.

Together again: His behavior that night was one of the reasons Trump replaced him as head of his transition team, demoting him to vice chair (Trump and Christie above on Sunday)

Campaign sources said however that reports circulating which claimed Christie was taken down by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were false, and that the two men had a solid working relationship.

Those reports claimed that Kushner had been after Christie due to the fact that he prosecuted his father Charles' on charges of tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions, and witness tampering back in 2004 when he was the US Attorney for New Jersey.

In the end, Charles was sentenced to one year in prison.

Christie meanwhile has kept relatively quiet, though he did release a statement after Trump appointed Pence as head of the transition team.

'I am proud to have run the pre-election phase of the transition team along with a thoroughly professional and dedicated team of people,' said Christie.

'I want to thank President-elect Trump for the opportunity to continue to help lead in this next phase.'