{"id":658071,"date":"2021-08-18T10:50:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T14:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=658071"},"modified":"2021-08-18T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T14:50:31","slug":"chris-christie-goes-after-current-new-jersey-governor-for-jetting-off-to-italy-for-vacation-with-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-goes-after-current-new-jersey-governor-for-jetting-off-to-italy-for-vacation-with-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie Goes After Current New Jersey Governor For Jetting Off To Italy For Vacation With Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-christie-goes-after-current-new-jersey-governor-for-jetting-off-to-italy-for-vacation-with-family%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=658071&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1176569843-scaled-e1629296427630.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday night went after his Democratic successor, Phil Murphy, for jetting off to Italy for a vacation with his family as the state is facing the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the nation per capita.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that we\u2019re sitting here in Morris County, New Jersey, and he\u2019s sitting in Italy should tell you a little bit how seriously the governor takes his job,\u201d Christie told an audience of around 200 Republicans gathered for an annual golf outing at the Rockaway River Country Club in Denville, Insider NJ first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidernj.com\/christie-tees-off-murphy-bucco-golf-outing\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s sending a message in the midst of everything else going on in this state \u2014 a very interesting message for him to send,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.8888888888889\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ICYMI: Christie Tees off on Murphy at Bucco Golf Outing \u2013 Insider NJ \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/05YphrZOby\">https:\/\/t.co\/05YphrZOby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insider NJ (@INSIDER__NJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INSIDER__NJ\/status\/1427629290183663625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie, a Republican, pointed out the number of COVID-19 deaths in New Jersey per capita is the highest in the nation. The state reported 300 total deaths per 100,000 people, <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#cases_deathsper100k\">according<\/a> to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The state\u2019s death rate in 2020 was also its worst since World War II, <a href=\"https:\/\/nj1015.com\/covid-19-drives-njs-death-rate-to-highest-level-in-75-years\/\">according<\/a> to WBXW. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/22\/new-jersey-health-care-system-fired-supervisors-covid-19-vaccine\/\">(RELATED: New Jersey Health Care System Fires Supervisors Who Refused COVID-19 Vaccine)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christie also went after his Democratic successor for <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/07\/27\/new-jersey-gym-owners-arrested-defy-coronavirus-order\/\">imposing lockdowns<\/a> and other restrictions during the pandemic. New Jersey lost around 750,000 jobs at the onset of the pandemic as the unemployment rate soared to 15.3%, the Asbury Park Press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/money\/business\/main-street\/2020\/05\/21\/coronavirus-nj-state-jobless-rate-soars-record-15-3-april\/5216005002\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor noted an increase in drug overdoses and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/28\/suicide-clusters-teens-children-covid-19-school-depression\/\">suicides<\/a> that some have attributed to COVID-19 or the lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Christie called Murphy the \u201cmaster of death\u201d and said of his Italian excursion that he is a \u201cMassachusetts liberal\u201d who only cares about hobnobbing with his elite friends, Insider NJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidernj.com\/christie-tees-off-murphy-bucco-golf-outing\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Christie also urged Jack Ciattarelli, Murphy\u2019s Republican opponent in this year\u2019s upcoming gubernatorial race, to take advantage of the governor\u2019s absence as an opportunity to convince voters that Murphy should not get a second term. In particular, he advised Ciattarelli to attack Murphy over his COVID-19 policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got plenty of material to work with, in my opinion,\u201d Christie said of Ciattarelli, who was present at the outing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former New Jersey Gov. 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