Current Events > "He did not get any sun, He had a baseball hat on."

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Christie had warned campers that they would need to leave state parks by Saturday, and on Sunday police were turning people away from the beach, according to The New York Times.

But, as people were turned away, New Jersey Advance Media photographed Christie with his wife Mary Pat on sunloungers.

On Sunday afternoon, Christie took a helicopter from the beach in Berkeley to Trenton, the state capital, to hold a news conference about the shutdown. When reporters questioned him about the beach visit, asking whether he'd got any sun. he replied: “I didn’t get any sun today.”

Brian Murray, the governor's spokesman, reiterated Christie's words to New Jersey Advance Media: "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, He had a baseball hat on."

Reporters had asked Christie Saturday about his family's use of the beach, when ordinary people of New Jersey couldn't access it. He pointed out that the governor of New Jersey has an official residence there, and said “that’s just the way it goes.” He added, “Run for governor, and you can have a residence,” USA Today reported.