Chris Christie: This is what Republicans need to discuss
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo that parents’ rights should be a top priority for the GOP heading into the midterms after a bombshell memo revealed the FBI was reportedly instructed to use counter-terrorism tactics against angry parents.
"This to me is the most important domestic issue that the Republican Party should be discussing over the course of the next year," he said on "Mornings with Maria" Wednesday.
"Targeting parents who are objecting to what school boards are trying to shove down children’s throats is restricting their First Amendment rights and their rights as parents to be involved in their children’s education."
Christie believes that the Republican Party should be the party of parental choice.
"We need to be skeptical about America's future," he said. "We need to be the party of parental choice in education and parental involvement in education, and that's going to make the education system better, stronger and our education better for our kids."
Christie suggested Democrats’ struggle with addressing the scholastic conflict could cause the Party trouble in next year’s midterm elections.
"When you have Joe Biden in the White House, who's a member of the teachers union, the teachers union...
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