Chris Christie calls former Navy SEAL an 'idiot'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, known for telling it like it is, recently got into a heated debate at a town hall meeting with a Rutgers-Camden law student and former Navy SEAL. William Brown, 34, asked the governor to reconsider the merger between Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University, to which Christie replied that it was going to happen. The two went back and forth, apparently unable to hold a civilized conversation. The exchange concluded with Christie calling Brown an "idiot" as Brown was escorted out by police. "I tried to be patient with the guy," Christie went on to tell the audience. "... Damn, man, I'm governor. Could you just shut up for a second?"

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