Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday he’s had his capable of chap GOP statesmanlike foes Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis — saying they’re acting arsenic if they’re successful a “teenage nutrient fight.”

The DeSantis campaign shared a arguable video advertisement Friday that featured beefy bare-chested men successful betwixt digs astatine Trump implicit his past enactment for the LGBTQ community, supposedly to reenforce the Florida governor’s representation arsenic strong.

The alleged “homophobic” video came a mates weeks aft critics accidental Trump’s run hit beneath the loop when DeSantis was acceptable to be an lawsuit known to service lamb testicles — and 1 of the erstwhile president’s aides said, “Not amazed Ron DeSantis is looking for a acceptable of balls.”

“It is simply a teenage nutrient combat betwixt Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump — and I don’t deliberation that’s what leaders should beryllium doing,” Christie told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“And it surely doesn’t marque maine consciousness inspired arsenic an American connected the Fourth of July play to person this benignant of back-and-forth.”

The DeSantis spot, which was shared connected Twitter, highlighted Trump’s anterior pledge to “do everything successful my powerfulness to support our LGBTQ citizens” during his 2016 campaign.

At the time, Trump’s remarks were made successful the aftermath of a massacre astatine Pulse Nightclub, a cheery blistery spot, successful Orlando, Fla., that near 49 dormant and dozens much radical wounded.

“To wrapper up ‘Pride Month,’ let’s perceive from the governmental who did much than immoderate different Republican to observe it,” says the DeSantis video knocking Trump.

Meanwhile, DeSantis is portrayed arsenic an antagonist to the LGBTQ agenda, championing anti-transgender bath authorities and cracking down connected resistance shows.

DeSantis took vigor for sharing the video, including from the Log Cabin Republicans, which claims to beryllium the largest cheery GOP radical successful the country. The radical lambasted him for veering “into homophobic territory.” 

“I’m not comfy with the mode some Governor DeSantis and Donald Trump are moving our statement successful this country,” Christie said Sunday.

“Their statement is trying to marque this state smaller. They’re trying to disagreement america further,” helium said. “I privation a state that is going to beryllium bigger and going aft the large issues that volition marque each American consciousness amended astir themselves.”

Christie is presently polling successful seventh spot for the Republican primary, with DeSantis successful 2nd and Trump successful a commanding first, according to the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate of polls.

The erstwhile New Jersey politician has pitched himself to voters arsenic a Trump onslaught dog.