Stuck without a Trump job, Christie is back in New Jersey

FILE- In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, D-Secaucus, N.J., back left, and Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, back right, D-West Deptford, N.J., listen as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers his State of the State address in the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Christie will deliver his seventh state of the state address next week ahead of his final year in office. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) FILE- In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, D-Secaucus, N.J., back left, and Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, back right, D-West Deptford, N.J., listen as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers his State of the State address in the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Christie will deliver his seventh state of the state address next week ahead of his final year in office. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

By Associated Press January 9, 2017 1 min read

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – The final pieces of the Trump administration are falling into place in Washington, and none of the jobs has gone to Republican Chris Christie.

Christie instead faces his eighth and final year as governor of New Jersey, where his approval rating is a dreadful 19 percent.

His numbers have been dragged down by resentment over his national ambitions, his embrace of Trump and the George Washington Bridge traffic-jam scandal.

On Tuesday, Christie will deliver his State of the State Address, during which he will no doubt begin trying to salvage his legacy to an electorate that would rather see him go.