Republican National Committee officials threatened to ban both Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy from the next GOP primary debate over a planned joint appearance on Fox News Channel, both men claimed Tuesday.

Christie, the former New Jersey governor, and Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur, were set to appear simultaneously on FNC’s “Special Report” evening news program.

However, both candidates said RNC officials warned them doing so would run afoul of their pledge to only take part in sanctioned debates — and rule them out of the Nov. 8 showdown in Miami.

Now, both 2024 aspirants are planning to conduct separate interviews with Fox host Bret Baier — and are raking the RNC over the coals.

[For some reason, this clip from the original Willy Wonka film comes to mind … — Ed]