“The book is about conspiracies and lies, and yet you really don’t take on Fox News,” the former George W. Bush spokesperson said. “Why not? Have you seen the Tucker Carlson program?”

Christie claimed that he doesn’t watch Carlson’s show, adding that he’s “not really” aware of what the primetime Fox News star does or says on his show. Wallace noted that Republican Rescue is “a book with truth deniers, conspiracy theorists on the cover, and you attack CNN, The New York Times, and MSNBC,” yet steer clear of Fox.

The former governor insisted the section of his book about the media was mostly about bias, leading Wallace to fire back: “Is bias more dangerous to the country than conspiracy theorists?”

Christie, for his part, asserted that it was another section of his book that centers on conspiracy theories and truth denying, noting that it focused on QAnon, Pizzagate, and “the election situation.” He also groused that Wallace was “conflating them,” only for Wallace to keep the pressure on Christie.