E145: Presidential Candidate Chris Christie in conversation with the Besties

(0:00) Besties welcome former NJ Governor and Republican Presidential Candidate Chris Christie! (2:14) US debt crisis, cutting entitlements (14:03) Level-setting on foreign policy (25:28) Ukraine / Russia: culpability, where to go from here (36:47) US defense budget, optimizing spend, zero-based budgeting, influence peddling (50:01) Immigration policy, how each party co-opts the issue (1:02:24) Fentanyl crisis in SF, LA, and NYC, incarceration and criminal justice reform, political activism in law enforcement (1:15:57) Why Chris Christie is running for president (1:17:41) Thoughts on prosecuting Trump, January 6th, and more (1:23:16) Chris Christie addresses his past controversies (1:48:34) Post-interview debrief Follow the besties: }https://twitter.com/chamath }https://linktr.ee/calacanis }https://twitter.com/DavidSacks }https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow Chris Christie: }https://twitter.com/GovChristie Follow the pod: }https://twitter.com/theallinpod }https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: }https://rb.gy/tppkzl }https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: }https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: }https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEBTN }https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SMPOPNETMUSA }https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters }https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2023/08/31/border-families-record-crossings-biden