Watch Chris Christie Bear Hug Jerry Jones After the Dallas Cowboys Win

January 5, 2015 8:41 AM EST

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s is catching heat for his enthusiastic support of the Dallas Cowboys.

Television cameras captured Christie, a longtime Cowboys fan, gleefully hugging team owner Jerry Jones after the squad came back to win their first-round playoff game Sunday. The mockery of the 2016 presidential hopeful began immediately.

.@GovChristie to @BoomerandCarton: Nobody was giving me grief when #Cowboys were losing! http://t.co/wanGviIRQk
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) January 5, 2015

Christie's Monday checklist: close down NJ Turnpike by burning Springsteen CDs, celebrate by hugging Jason Kidd/buying Red Sox season tix
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 5, 2015

I wonder if Chris Christie realizes those 16 electoral votes in Michigan are 16 he'll never see...
— trey wingo (@wingoz) January 5, 2015

Shout out to Chris Christie using his cleavage to get into the owners box.
— Katie Nolan (@katienolan) January 5, 2015

Christie is unreal. Fortunately, in PA, our governors retain dignity by calling their favorite teams "we" on postgame TV shows. #Eagles
— Mike Sielski (@MikeSielski) January 5, 2015

But Christie’s supporters didn’t take the criticism lying down. His brother Todd dismissed the critics “who have their panties in a ringer” with a post on his Facebook page.

“GET A LIFE !!!” he wrote. “The Gov has been a Cowboys fan for his entire life and ALL of you would sit with the owner of your favorite team in a heartbeat if given the chance.”

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