Christie has continued to maintain that he did the right thing, welcoming Obama to his hurricane-stricken state as his citizens looked for leadership.

“The president didn’t ask to go to New York, he asked to come to New Jersey,” Christie explained to Hannity, reminding him that Hurricane Sandy was the worst natural disaster in his state’s history.

“I was courteous, I was respectful, and I asked him for the federal government’s help,” he replied, adding that he would do the same thing if given the chance to do it all over again.

Christie admitted that the storm allowed Obama to “look presidential” but that “the storm did that, not me.”

“Talk to Mitt Romney,” Christie said, when asked if Christie’s event with the president hurt him in the election. ”Because Mitt Romney will tell you it didn’t hurt him. He said the storm hurt him, I didn’t hurt him.”