Governor Chris Christie Closes NJ Parks, But Still Hits The Beach

HAPPEN, AND HE COULD SAY WE TRIED AND IT WASN'T THERE FOR
US. >> ONE OF THE GUYS WHO RAN
AGAINST DONALD TRUMP LAST YEAR IS MAKING NEWS THIS WEEKEND.
MILLIONS FLOCKING TO THE BEACH THROUGH THE FOURTH OF JULY
HOLIDAY, BUT TODAY MARKS THE THIRD DAY OF A GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN IN NEW JERSEY WITH STATE OFFICES LIKE DMVs AND
COURTS CLOSED AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STATE WORKERS SET
TO BE FURLOUGH. A BUDGET PLAN WHILE
RESTRUCTURING INSURANCE AT ISSUE.
THE STATE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER IS BLOCKING A VOTE BECAUSE HE
BELIEVES IT'S BAD POLICY AND HAS DERIDED TO SHUTDOWN AS THE
GOVERNOR'S SHUTDOWN CRISIS. >> IF THEY SENT ME A BUDGET
TODAY, THE SHUTDOWN WOULD BE OVER.
IT IS THE LEGISLATURE THAT'S CHOOSING NOT TO SEND ME EITHER

THIS POINT THAT NO ONE WILL SEND ME ANY BUDGET.
I'M SITTING HERE WAITING FOR A BUDGET AND NO ONE SENDS ME ONE.
I QUOTED A GREAT AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY FROM POP EYE.
PAY ME TOMORROW FOR A HAMBURGER TODAY.
IF I'M PAYING FOR THE HAMBURGER, I'M GETTING IT TODAY.
I'M NOT WAITING AND TRUSTING SOMEONE TO DO IT SOMETIME OVER
THE SUMMER. >> IT DIDN'T -- I DIDN'T GET ANY
SUN TODAY. >> ARE THERE LIFE GUARDS AT
THE -- >> NO.
NO. THERE'S NO ONE ON THE STATE
PARK. THERE ARE NO LIFE GUARDS.
THERE'S NO ONE TO PICK UP THE GARBAGE.
THERE'S NO ONE PROVIDING ANY SERVICES AT ISLAND BEACH STATE
PARK. >> MY QUESTION IS.
>> NEXT. >> NEXT.
I'M DONE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CLOSURE
OF GOVERNMENT AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR TMZ STUFF.
>> ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S GOING ON THERE?
THE JOURNALISTS SENT A PLANE TO FLY OVER ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK
AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE GOVERNOR AND HIS FAMILY ENJOYING THE WARM
WEATHER BEFORE THE GOVERNOR HELD THE NEWS CONFERENCE YOU JUST
SAW. THE SITE REPORTS, QUOTE, WHEN
LATER TOLD OF THE PHOTO, BRIAN MURRAY, THE GOVERNOR'S SPOKESMAN
SAID YES, THE GOVERNOR WAS ON THE BEACH BRIEFLY TODAY TALKING
TO HIS WIFE AND FAMILY BEFORE HEADING INTO THE OFFICE.
HE DID NOT GET ANY SUN. MURRAY ADDED HE HAD A BASEBALL
HAT ON. THE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED A
SPECIAL SESSION THAT GETS UNDERWAY AT 10:00 A.M. TODAY TO
TRY TO REACH THE DEAL. ONCE AMONG THE MOST POPULAR
GOVERNORS IN THE COUNTRY, CHRISTIE HAS SEEN HIS POPULARITY
CRATER. HIS APPROVAL RATING NOW ABOUT
15% AND THE WORST APPROVAL RATING FOR ANY STATE SURVEYED BY
THEM IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS. GOVERNOR CHRISTIE DESCRIBES THIS
AS THE SPEAKER SHUT DOWN. THERE'S TWO SIDES TO THE STORY.
HOPEFULLY THEY CAN GET SOMETHING DONE FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW
JERSEY, BUT THAT OPTICS ON THE BEACH FOR GOVERNOR CHRISTIE?
>> HORRIBLE OPTICS. I GREW UP ON THE BEACH.
THE IDEA THAT THE BEACH WOULD BE CLOSED DOWN, IT MUST COST MORE
TO CLOSE DOWN THE BEACH THAN TO LET PEOPLE GO, BUT THE OPTICS OF
CHRISTIE ON THE BEACH. IMAGINE THE PEOPLE, I GREW UP
THERE, THEY SPEND THEIR WHOLE YEAR LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
FOURTH AT THE BEACH. BUT THEY CAN'T GO BECAUSE THE
STATE CAN'T GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER?
THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER. >> THE GOVERNOR HAS A BEACH
RESIDENCE THERE. WHEN ASKED WHY HE SHOULD BE ON
THE BEACH, HE SAID RUN FOR GOVERNOR, YOU GET YOUR OWN
RESIDENTS>> HE'S IN THE HONEY BADGER PART OF HIS
ADMINISTRATION. HE DOESN'T CARE.
15%. HE'S ON HIS WAY OUT.
IT'S AN AMAZING FALL FROM GRACE. IT'S AN AMAZING FALL FROM GRACE
TO THINK WHAT HE WAS POLITICALLY JUST TWO YEARS AGO TO WHAT HE IS
NOW, IT JUST SHOWS HOW ROUGH AND TUMBLE AMERICAN POLITICS CAN BE,
AND WHY YOU SHOULD NOT CLOSE TRAFFIC LANES.
>> AND THEN THERE'S THE KIND OF JUST A SERIOUS JUXTAPOSITION OF
THE GATHERING IN SOUTH HAMPTON WITH THE IVANKA AND JAROD AND
ALL OF THE LEADERS OF BUSINESS, ALL IN THIS -- IN THE
ESTABLISHMENT. >> THE FINGER FOOD WAS FINE.
>> AND THEN CHRISTIE ON THE BEACH WHEN EVERYONE ELSE CAN'T
GO TO THE BEACH. THIS IS A SIGN OF FAT CATS, NO
PUN INTENDED -- WHO STAND ABOVE EVERYBODY ELSE WHO THINK THEY'RE
NOT BEHOLDEN TO THE WHOLE, THAT THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE TOO
ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO THEIR OWN GREED AND SELF-INTEREST.
>> AND IT'S THE FOURTH OF JULY. THAT PHOTOGRAPH IS ALMOST REGAL.
THERE HE IS ON HIS PRIVATE BEACH.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. GOD FORBID ANYONE ELSE IS
ALLOWED TO COME IN. >> CAN YOU GET BELOW A 15%
APPROVAL RATING? >> IT'S NOT A MATHEMATICAL
IMPOSSIBILITY. WIMP BY WAS QUOTED.
HE ALWAYS PROMISED TO PAY ON TUESDAY.
>> THANK YOU. WELL DONE.
>> JAKE SHERMAN, THANK YOU. WE'LL BE READING THE POLITICO
PLAY BOOK THIS MORNING. HAPPY FOURTH TO YOU.
>>> STILL AHEAD, DIPLOMACY IN THE ERA OF DONALD TRUMP.
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING WE'LL BE SPEAKING WITH GERMANY AND FRANCE
THIS MORNING. WE'LL TALK ABOUT HIS UNORTHODOX
APPROACH AS HE READIES TO MEET VLADIMIR PUTIN ON FRIDAY.
PLUS A REPORT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AS EVEN SOME STATES RUN BY
REPUBLICANS REJECTED A REQUEST

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