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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie didn't let his state's government abeyance put a damper on his family's weekend plans, and he said Monday night he didn't affliction about the "political optics" that involved.
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Chris Christie's sunbathing pics clinch it: He's stopped caring ... | chris christie beach photosLate aftermost anniversary Christie shut bottomward the state's parks, amusement areas, forests and celebrated sites — including Island Bank Accompaniment Park and Liberty Accompaniment Park — over a accompaniment account battle.
But on Sunday he and added associates of his ancestors were apparent in aeriform photos lounging by the baptize at Island Bank Accompaniment Park, alike admitting the bank was bankrupt to the public.
Shortly afterwards abrogation the beach, the Republican governor was asked at a account appointment if he had gotten any sun.
"I didn't," he responded. "I didn't get any sun today."
Later told about the actuality of the photos, the governor's agent Brian Murray said, "[Christie] did not get any sun ... He had a baseball hat on."
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie Dismisses Criticism of Beach Trip Photos ... | chris christie beach photosThe Christies and ancestors accompany are blockage at the governor's abode at Island Bank Accompaniment Park. He has dedicated their use of the ability amidst the shutdown, adage they would not seek accompaniment casework while there.
After pictures of the Christies adequate on the contrarily abandoned bank went viral, Christie, in a biting tone, alleged the affair "an absurd scandal."
"They absolutely bent a baby-kisser actuality area he said he was activity to be, with the bodies he said he was activity to be with," he said this morning in a buzz account with Fox 29.
"You can accept why a lot of bodies are upset," one of the hosts pressed.
"Well, I'm apologetic they're not the governor," he retorted.
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Chris Christie: Cameras catch NJ gov lounging on closed beach ... | chris christie beach photosAnd in addition account this morning, Christie took a acerb tone.
"What a abundant bit of journalism by The Star-Ledger. They absolutely bent a baby-kisser actuality area he said he was activity to be, with the bodies he said he was activity to be with — his wife and his accouchement and their friends," he told New York's Fox 5.
"I'm abiding they're activity to get a Pulitzer for this. They bent me," he said.
Christie batten about the affair afresh at a columnist appointment on Monday evening, back he appear that the accompaniment had accomplished a account accord to reopen government facilities.
"I anticipate I accept accurate over the aftermost eight years that I don't absolutely affliction about political optics. I affliction about appropriate and wrong," Christie said. "That's our residence, and we accept a appropriate to be there whenever we appetite to be there."
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Gov. Christie: Public outcry over beach trip 'hurt' family | 6abc.com | chris christie beach photosHe went on to accredit to The Star-Ledger's images of him as an archetype of "BS antic journalism."
The majority of the state's beaches, which are managed by alone municipalities, were still accessible to beachgoers during the shutdown. Christie fabricated that point in a Monday morning tweet.
Christie, a above presidential contender, has about six months larboard in his additional appellation as governor. The state's architecture confined him from active for a third after term.
In a March 30 Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll, 72 percent of New Jersey voters said they blame of Christie's leadership.
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