Chris Christie dismisses outrage over his use of shuttered N.J. public beach
Amid growing public frustration, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended his family’s use of a beach that he had closed to the public — suggesting that they were free to run for governor as well.
“I’m sorry they’re not the governor,” Christie told “Good Day Philadelphia” Monday morning.
Christie sarcastically suggested that this latest “incredible scandal” is really nothing more than the press catching a politician “keeping his word” because he had already announced his vacation plans.
He also dismissed the Star-Ledger newspaper, which on Monday featured a photo of Christie lounging on the beach on its front page. “I’m sure they will get a Pulitzer for this one,” he quipped, according to NJ.com.
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When a reporter asked Saturday if it’s fair that his family would be free to use the state beach while others would not, Christie was characteristically blunt: “Run for governor, and you can have a residence there.”
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Despite his beach outing, Christie told the media that he did not get any sun on Sunday.
“I didn’t,“ he said. “I didn’t get any sun today.”
After the pictures were published, Brian Murray, the governor’s spokesman, conceded that he was on the beach briefly to talk to his wife and family before heading to the office, but reiterated that he “did not get any sun.”
“He had a baseball hat on,” Murray said.