Being the governor of a state made up mostly of Eagles and Giants fans hasn’t stopped Chris Christie from rooting for hated NFC East rival the Dallas Cowboys. But in case you still didn’t know, the governor removed all doubt Sunday night, as he sat in the owner's box with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones while watching the game at Lincoln Financial Field.
The brief moment Christie was captured on camera sitting next to Jones sparked a frenzy on social media from fans of both teams.
The clip also sparked a profane tweet from Philadelphia councilman Jim Kenney that was either hilarious or completely inappropriate, depending on who you ask.
A later clip of Christie high-fiving Jones in the booth after Dallas scored a touchdown led to even more social media outrage from Eagles fans.
Last week former Pennsylvania Governor and longtime Eagles fan Ed Rendell criticized Christie for his Cowboys fandom.
“It indicates a basic inferiority complex,” Rendell said during an interview on 97.5 the Fanatic on Thursday. “If you are a Jerseyite or a Pennsylvanian and you're rooting for the Cowboys, it means you're not secure in yourself and you wanted to root for a team that was a team in your youth that was a constant winner."
