Chris Christie in national Republican politics was forged at the Jersey Shore, where he shrewdly spun headlines that were cotton candy for the GOP’s base — and for reporters. “Get the hell off the beach!” Christie barked in 2011, as Hurricane Irene fast approached the coast. July 3, 2017 A sign in Seaside Park, N.J., alerts motorists that Island Beach State Park is closed because of a state government shutdown. At a rally, he asked Christie, “You’re not eating Oreos anymore, are you?”“No more Oreos for either of us, Chris. ‘‘This is what it’s like to be with Trump,’’ Christie told a radio show.

Source: Washington Post July 03, 2017 23:58 UTC