Republicans are trying to score political points with their racist constituents following the terrorist attack on Paris last week. Chris Christie, who is a desperate candidate for the Republican nomination, is trying his hardest to prove that he is more racist and xenophobic than the current GOP frontrunners.

Working to that end, while appearing on Hugh Hewitt Show, Christie made it clear that if he were president, he would refuse to accept any Syrian refugees – even if they were children under the age of five.

Listen below via Crooks & Liars.

Richard Eskow is host and managing editor of The Zero Hour, a weekly radio program produced by We Act Radio. He was the senior writer and editor for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. Richard has written for a number of print and online publications, was a founding contributor to the Huffington Post, and is a longtime activist. He is also a Senior Fellow with the Campaign for America’s Future.