“Get In The Plane And Go Home. It's Over There. Go Home.”

Millington, TN—At a Trump rally yesterday, Chris Christie climbed the steps of the stage set up inside a hangar with Trump’s corporate airplane in plain view.  After about two minutes of praising the presidential front-runner and poking fun at rival Rubio, an open mic caught Trump telling Christie to “get in the plane and go home.  It’s over there.  Go home.”  It was a humiliating way of saying that the also-ran was nothing more than an opening act.  As someone on Twitter opined, “…the political equivalent of leaving the money on the nightstand.”

A Trump spokesperson did not respond to requests for an explanation.  Hours later, however, Trump Social Media Director and Senior Adviser Dan Scavino tweeted:

.@realDonaldTrump told @ChrisChristie to go home (as was planned) to be with family tonight. Being blown out of proportion, BIG LEAGUE!!

— Dan Scavino (@DanScavino) February 28, 2016

All Trump needs to do to win my vote is tell Christie to go get his shinebox. And you know what? He might do it.

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) February 28, 2016

Even better than Trump not offering Christie a job would be watching him get Borked for AG

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) February 28, 2016

@allahpundit If Trump wins it all and then doesn't give Christie a job, I may die of laughter.

— Harold Stickeehands (@StickeeNotes) February 28, 2016