Almost a week after a picture of Chris Christie pouring a bag of M&M’s into a larger box of M&M’s during a basketball game last week quickly went viral, the New Jersey Governor called into a radio show to angrily defend himself.

Christie’s candy management sparked a furious social media debate after a tweeter known as Seth H captured the moment, from Friday’s NCAA tournament game between Notre Dame and Wisconsin, and shared it on Twitter.

Pete Blackburn, sports editor for Uproxx, promptly shared the image in a tweet that has now attracted more than 17,000 likes, with the caption: 'Chris Christie pouring his bag of M&M's into a bigger bag of MORE M&M's is a savage and perplexing move.’

So when a radio show continued to discuss it on Wednesday, Christie actually called in to set to the record straight - but ended up hurling insults at the hosts instead.

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defended a picture of himself inexplicably pouring a bag of M&M’s into a larger bag of M&M’s during a basketball game last week after it went viral

And the candy controversy appears to have riled Christie, who began his defense by calling host Boomer Easiason an ‘idiot’ – leading him to joke that perhaps he has been spending too much time with GOP front-runner Donald Trump.

Christie maintained his eating habits are not a story – but insisted on clarifying that he was pouring the M&M’s from a bag to a box because ‘it’s easier to hold’.

'The reason I called in this morning was your dopey Twitter following of the story of me and M&Ms,' Christie told WFAN's Boomer and Carton show. ‘There’s bag inside the box, you dope,’

‘Why would you go bag-to-box? Just eat ‘em out of the bag!’ the host says.

‘You know why?’ Christie replied. ‘Because it easier to hold the box than it is to hold the bag.’

Christie is a seasoned baskebatball spectator and has supported Notre Dame basketball for years

'Chris Christie pouring his bag of M&M's into a bigger bag of MORE M&M's is a savage and perplexing move' said Pete Blackburn, a sports editor for Uproxx

Christie, who was also pictured enjoying nachos at the game, added: ‘You get the box, you open the box, there’s a bag inside the box, why they do it that way, I have no idea, but you open up the bag, you pour the bag inside the box, so it’s easier to hold.

‘Listen, I run new Jersey, not M&M Mars. I have no idea.’

When the hosts note the company is based in New Jersey and joke that he should shut it down, Christie retorts: ‘What I’d like to do is shut you down.

‘You joined the dummies in the Twitterverse. Even if was bag-to-bag, how that’s a story, I have no idea.’

Social media scorn appears to be taking its toll on Christie. Earlier this month, Twitter went into a frenzy after his bewildered expression during a Trump rally led to many speculating that he was being held hostage by the front-runner’s campaign.

Christie, left, watches during the first half of a regional final men's college basketball game between Notre Dame and North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday

After endorsing The Donald, Christie was caught with a troubled gaze on his face as he stood behind Trump at a rally in Florida on March 1.

The moment led to a series of jokes and memes to flood social media, with users poking fun at Christie, who earlier dropped out of the presidential race.

Some Twitter users questioned whether the Republican was being 'held hostage' by the Trump campaign.

'Governor Christie, blink three times if Trump is holding you hostage,' Oliver Willis tweeted.

Dan Pfeiffer asked: 'Is Christie being held hostage by the Trump campaign?'

Many were quick to call out New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for the 'bizarre move'

But defenders pointed out that M&Ms sold at concession stands often come packaged with bags inside the box, so in fact it is 'standard practice' to pour the bag into the box

Meanwhile, alongside another picture of Christie's face, Chris Person wrote: 'Christie looks like he's gonna have a change of heart and throw Trump down a pit like in Return of the Jedi.'

And Steve Schale added: '@ChrisChristie looks like he was just forced into a shotgun wedding.'

Twitter was just as vicious about Christie’s sports-viewing snack habits.

One tweet said: 'Chris Christie is drinking away his pain and the thing he's drinking is M&Ms'.

And others were even more vicious: 'Chris Christie pouring a bag of M&M's into a bigger bag of M&M's like some sort of sociopath.'

But defenders pointed out that M&M’s sold at concession stands often come packaged with bags inside the box – and that it is 'standard practice' to pour the bag into the box .

'Poor guy can't even get his snack on,' commented one person.

Christie is a seasoned spectator and has supported Notre Dame basketball for years. He is friends the coach Mike Brey, according to NJ.com.