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Former Rep. Ron Paul says he is not a fan of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and won’t support him if he’s the Republican nominee in 2016.

Paul appeared on Fox Business Network Monday night and was asked about the recent spat between his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and the governor over surveillance.


Ron Paul said while he didn’t “like the bickering back and forth,” he did think it was “a significant debate” about the role of government.

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Host Neil Cavuto asked, “It sounds like you’re not a Christie fan?”

“That would be safe to say, yes,” Ron Paul said.

The former presidential candidate also said if Christie were to become the party’s nominee for president in 2016, he would not support him.

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“No, at this moment he’s not going to have, you know, a change of heart. He’s a big government person, so it would be similar to the last go around: I couldn’t endorse our candidate. But I want to change things. I don’t think we’re doing well,” Paul said.

On the subject of his son’s rumored eye on 2016, Paul, who launched the first episode of his new Ron Paul Channel online on Monday, said he doesn’t believe his new TV venture will hurt the senator.

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“I sure hope it doesn’t hurt him, but you never know,” Ron Paul said. “I can’t believe that it will hurt him, and hopefully it helps him to some degree, because the views will be very similar.”