A beached Chris Christie has turned himself into the dankest meme for this 4th of July season. This “man of the people” was spotted lounging on the beach with his family. No big deal, right? Except Christie ordered state-owned beaches and parks to be closed down resulting from a budget statement. And someone took a snapshot of “tricky” Chris with his family on the state-owned Island Beach State Park less than a day after the mandate.
In all fairness, the beach was technically in the Christie family’s backyard. But it looks like he closed down the beach, just so his family could get some personal rest and relaxation on public property without the intrusive public being present. If you’re going to order the public to stay away from state-owned park and beaches, shouldn’t you be included? Or is Christie above his own laws?
Christie wouldn’t use public property for private gain, would he? I see no bridges, only this beach, folks!
When Christie was questioned about whether he got any sun on Sunday, he straight up said refused any sun-to-skin contact.
“I didn’t,” said Christie. “I didn’t get any sun today.”
But then when that photo surfaced, the governor’s spokesperson Brian Murray provided some damage control to the shady situation. “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.”
Meh, politicians have done worse. At least, #Beachgate inspired some really dank memes from the fine folks on the internet…
Remember when Christie had inspirations to become president…
Oh, wait. Now, I see the bridge!
Christie and his cabinet…
This is just classic…
When JFK meets KFC…
Life is like a box of Christie’s…
What a bad burn…
Christie is going to need some serious sunblock after all that.
