"He may not even be a resident never mind Gov.," Rand Paul tweeted. | AP Photo Rand Paul: Chris Christie should resign

After repeated calls for Marco Rubio to resign over missed Senate votes, Rand Paul on Wednesday trained his guns on a new target: Chris Christie.

The New Jersey governor should resign, Paul said, because he has spent more than 200 days outside his state yet is campaigning for president based on his experience as a governor. “He may not even be a resident never mind Gov.,” Paul tweeted, pointing to New Jersey’s residency requirements for state employees. “@ChrisChristie signed law requiring NJ public employees to be residents & spend majority of time there. He should follow it or resign.”


The Kentucky senator kicked off his attacks on Christie and Rubio by sharing a New York Times report on the pair’s back-and-forth about each other’s work ethic. “They should both try showing up for work,” Paul said on Twitter. “Show up or resign/give back your pay @marcorubio @ChrisChristie.”

“@ChrisChristie @marcorubio can lob accusations of who works less all they want,” Paul concluded. “Fact is both are right and both should show up or resign.”

Paul released an ad last week titled, “Where in the World is Marco Rubio?” The minute-long spot hit the Florida senator for missing a vote on a $1.8 trillion spending and tax package. Rubio, however, countered that not voting for the bill was essentially equivalent to voting against it.