Donald Trump was speaking figuratively when he predicted “riots” if the GOP blocks him from winning the presidential nomination.

“I don’t think he meant literal riots,” Christie said during a press conference in New Jersey, according to The Wall Street Journal. “I think he meant political riots.”
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Still, Christie, who has endorsed Trump and appeared with him at campaign rallies, predicted that a contested convention selecting the Republican nominee would generate outrage.

“If someone goes in with the most delegates, the most votes, and then they are denied the nomination by what they consider to be political insiders, I think there would be real upset at that convention,” he said. The Republican National Convention will be held in Cleveland in July.