New Jersey governor Chris Christie has apparently traded in Bridgegate for Beachgate.
As NJ.com reported, Christie and his family were photographed enjoying a beautiful July day at the beach on the Jersey Shore at Island Beach State Park. But there was one big problem: As governor, Christie had closed the beach to the public as part of a government shutdown.
NJ.com published exclusive aerial photos of Christie like the one above, including a close-up, showing the governor wearing a baseball cap, T-shirt, and shorts; his wife, in a bathing suit and cap; and extended family around him enjoying the completely patron-less beach.
At a news conference later in the day, the governor was asked whether he’d gotten any sun that day and replied that he hadn’t. But the aerial photos of the visit led to a tremendous backlash against the governor on social media.
Gov. Christie is staying at a beach house provided to him by the state; and using a helicopter to fly back and forth between the vacation house and Trenton, New Jersey, where the state government is based.
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