new jersey gov. chris christie said thursday that he is focused on overseeing donald trump<u+2019>s transition to the white house and hasn<u+2019>t discussed his own career with the newly elected president. mr. christie, a republican, didn<u+2019>t mention his job in trenton when asked whether he will have a position in the new administration. he has 14 months left in his second term as new jersey<u+2019>s governor. <u+201c>the bottom line is that i have a job to do to help get the administration ready,<u+201d> the governor said in an interview on nbc<u+2019>s <u+201c>today<u+201d> show thursday. <u+201c>if there<u+2019>s some role for me that i want to do and that the president-elect wants me to do, we<u+2019>ve known each other for 14 years. we<u+2019>ll talk about it.<u+201d> mr. trump selected mr. christie in may to lead his transition to the white house. mr. christie is prevented by term limits from running for reelection in new jersey. if he steps down to accept a job in mr. trump<u+2019>s administration, lt. gov. kim guadagno would become governor and serve out the remainder of his term. mr. christie, who has guest-hosted a four-hour new jersey radio program seven times since april, joked that he might want a job as a <u+201c>today<u+201d> show host. write to kate king at kate.king@wsj.com
christie says he is focused solely on getting trump ready for the white house - wsj
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