New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was the only one who wanted to talk entitlements during Thursday night's GOP debate.
After Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Ted Cruz (Texas) answered a question on Social Security and Medicare by talking about tax reform, Christie busted into the conversation with a prepared burn.
"I’d like to interrupt this debate in the Senate to answer the actual question you asked, which is on entitlements," Christie said.
Rubio tried to protest, but Christie wouldn't have it: "You already had your chance, Marco -- you blew it."
"The reason why no one wants to answer entitlements up here is because it's hard," Christie said. "I'm the only one that has put forward a detailed entitlement reform plan."
Whereas most of the Republican candidates have said they'd like to protect or strengthen Social Security, Christie hasn't been shy about saying he'd protect it by cutting benefits. He has said he would raise the retirement age and trim or eliminate benefits altogether for wealthier retirees.
Arthur Delaney is co-host of "So That Happened," the HuffPost Politics podcast, which discussed Christie's debate performance Thursday night:
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