Just remember New Jersey, while Gov Christie shutdown gov due to healthcare fight this holiday weekend, he still enjoyed the beach while you were told ‘No Trespassing’ – PB/TK
New Jersey governor Chris Christie lounges on beach that he shut to public – By Padraig Collins / July 3 2017
New Jersey’s Island Beach state park was closed on Sunday due to a budget standoff – with the exception of governor Chris Christie, his family and friends.
The Republican governor shut down the state government at midnight on Saturday in a health insurance battle with the Democrat-led legislature.
While others were reportedly turned away by police, New Jersey Advance Media took a picture of Christie with his wife Mary Pat and others on the otherwise deserted public beach.
Christie later travelled by helicopter from the beach in Berkeley to the state capital Trenton to hold a news conference about the shutdown. Asked if he got any sun, Christie replied: “I didn’t get any sun today.”
Continue to theguardian.com article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/03/new-jersey-beach-shut-for-everyone-bar-chris-christie-and-family
