Even if you hate Chris Christie, you have to see this from last night's debate

Overall, Chris Christie has not been taken seriously as a presidential candidate. He’s often the butt of jokes, the subject of viral memes, and the laughingstock of former debates.

However, he did seem to have a shining moment during the fourth GOP debate when he was awarded with applause and cheers of approval from the audience.

Dave Rubin plays the clip when Christie ripped into Vivek Ramaswamy for hurling petty insults at competitor Nikki Haley.

“This is the fourth debate that you would be voted in the first 20 minutes as the most obnoxious blowhard in America, so shut up for a while,” Christie fired as Ramaswamy attempted to interrupt.

But Christie wasn’t even close to finished.

“We’re now 25 minutes into this debate, and he has insulted Nikki Haley’s basic intelligence — not her positions,” Christie continued, referencing Ramaswamy’s former comments that Haley “doesn't know regions” and “wouldn't be able to find something on a map that his 3-year-old could find.”

“Look, if you want to disagree on issues, that’s fine, and Nikki and I disagree on some issues, but I'll tell you this: I've known her for 12 years, which is longer than he's even started to vote in a Republican primary,” Christie said over the laughter of the audience, “and while we disagree about some issues and we disagree about who should be president the United States, what we don't disagree on is this is a smart, accomplished women, and you should stop insulting her.”

Again, the crowd cheered and whooped in obvious support.

“The 12-year line was kind of good,” admits Dave, but he doesn’t think Ramaswamy necessarily insulted Haley’s intelligence by asking her to point out some Ukrainian provinces that she wants to “give hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars to.”

To hear Vivek’s fiery response to Christie’s castigation, watch the clip below.

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