In what appeared to be a hot mic moment ahead of his announcement that he was ending his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie seemed to cast doubt on Nikki Haley’s chances.”She’s gonna get smoked. You and I both know this. She’s not up to this,” he said of the former UN ambassador.Former president Donald Trump holds a big lead in the contest to be the party’s nominee against President Joe Biden in November’s election, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll put him at 49%, ahead of Haley at 12% and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at 11%.Trump and DeSantis both seized on Christie’s comments. Trump said he had made a “very truthful statement” about Haley while DeSantis posted on X that he agreed with Christie.