Chris Christie Takes a Swing at Jeb Bush

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie criticized former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for not providing more specifics on his foreign policy views, his most direct critique yet of his better-funded Republican rival.

In an interview with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham Wednesday, Christie was asked whether he agrees with the Bush family record and its approach to foreign and domestic policy. “I’ll wait to see what Jeb is going to have to say about these things,” Christie said. “He’s certainly got a father and brother who have a record. And I don’t know what Jeb Bush is going to say about foreign policy.”

“The one speech that he’s given so far I thought was rather general and didn’t really give you any great insight into what he wanted to do,” he continued. “So let’s see what he’s got to say for himself. In the end, his record, and more importantly his vision for what the future is going to be is what is going to determine how credible of a candidate he is.”

Bush leads Christie both in fundraising and in national and early state polling.

Christie, who held his first town hall in New Hampshire Wednesday, noted that on Tuesday he delivered a policy speech on entitlement reform, the first of four addresses in the coming months. His foreign policy speech has yet to be scheduled.

“So if I decide to run for president, you can conclude that it’s because I believe that I’d be a better candidate for our party and a better president than Jeb Bush or anybody else who decided to run,” Christie added.