Bob Jordan

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New Jersey’s biggest newspaper has called on Gov. Chris Christie to resign -- the seventh newspaper this week to demand his ouster -- in the wake of his failed presidential campaign and his subsequent endorsement of rival Donald Trump.

An editorial from NJ Advance Media, which supplies news content to The Star Ledger and NJ.com, has the headline “Chris Christie, Resign for N.J.’s Sake,’’ and opens with, “Gov. Chris Christie has made it abundantly clear that governing New Jersey is a distant second priority for him, far behind the demands of his personal ambition.’’

The Asbury Park Press and five sister newspapers in a joint editorial Tuesday also said it was time for Christie to go.

LISTEN: Editorial Page Editor Randy Bergmann discusses APP editorial calling on Christie to resign on John Gambling radio show (begins at 15.00)

LISTEN: Bergmann discusses Christie editorial on Curtis Sliwa Drive at Five radio show (Select 3-2-16, begins at 17.00)

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The Star Ledger, like the Press, said the Trump endorsement is the last straw and another sign “that he’s neglected his job.’’

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State lawmakers have also begun putting pressure on Christie. Two Republicans from Monmouth County and one from Somerset County said Wednesday that Christie needs to make a choice: Trump or New Jersey.

During a press conference Thursday, Christie said he would not be a full-time surrogate for Trump, had no immediate plans to rejoin Trump on the campaign trail, and said he was committed to performing his duties as governor. He made plain he had no intention of resigning.

“His craven endorsement of Donald Trump is only the final blow, the moment when he lost any last shred of credibility. His fulsome praise of Trump, after his stinging condemnations only a few weeks ago, is impossible to believe,’’ the new editorial says. “Christie's distraught expression as he stood with Trump during the press conference on Super Tuesday showed that even he can barely stomach this act of hypocrisy and opportunism. He looked like he had been taken hostage, or hit in the head.’’

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