Chris Christie says he's going to Israel: 'Can't be president if afraid to see what's on the ground'

 During a town hall, Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu he's planning a trip to Israel.

"And so tomorrow night, I am leaving to go to Israel because I want to see it for myself, because I don't think you can try to be president of the United states and be afraid to go and see what's happening on the ground," Christie said.

Christie said he was going to meet with the families of the kidnapped victims, along with he Israeli Defense Force soldiers and government officials in Israel.

"I want to see this for myself, because if I'm going to continue to be a strong advocate for doing everything we need to do to defend Israel, I got to see it for myself," Christie said. "And if you really want to lead, you need to go over and show the people of Israel that one person running for president of United States cares enough to get on an airplane and get over there and do what needs to be done to find out how we fix this problem."