What better way to celebrate Independence Day than going to the beach? This weekend, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie shut down the beaches over a budget dispute. It looked like the beaches would be closed for July 4th, but late last night, the State Legislature and Gov. Christie reached a compromise.
Before that, though, Gov. Christie decided that laws didn’t apply to him, and went out on the shut-down beaches on July 2. NJ Advance Media took photos of the governor and his family relaxing on one of the closed beaches.
The reaction was swift against the governor — though as CNN claimed, Christie didn’t seem to care. He complained that the media was merely reporting on what he said he was going to do. He also complained that he didn’t get any sun due to his baseball hat.
Twitter didn’t take too kindly to Christie’s response and responded by photoshopping the governor into different situations. We’ve compiled a few of our favorites here, like TV writer/director/showrunner Nell Scovell:
Dr. No to everyone else who wants to be on the beach. #ChrisChristie pic.twitter.com/rXfIHjxyN5
— Nell Scovell (@NellSco) July 3, 2017
The editor of the film blog Sister Celluloid also took a cinematic approach:
If you're planning a beach rendezvous today, do look around carefully first. #July4th #TCMParty #ChrisChristie pic.twitter.com/c16Zr2C6gT
— Sister Celluloid (@sistercelluloid) July 4, 2017
This #July4th, beware of vicious, heartless, predatory feeding machines. Oh and sharks. #ChrisChristie pic.twitter.com/6tgjxF65GA
— Sister Celluloid (@sistercelluloid) July 4, 2017
Univision Nueva York had a more political take:
Memes, indignación y hasta un mensaje en avión: las reacciones al 'beachgate' de #ChrisChristie https://t.co/PtTvDmdEiw pic.twitter.com/eDIE9woBY6
— Univision Nueva York (@univisionNY) July 4, 2017
We also like this shot of Chris Pratt taming the rogue governor.
Heard that #ChrisChristie got a part in a movie filming over the holiday weekend on his private beach. #beachgate pic.twitter.com/H6x7J4ml9Q
— LAinNJ (@lalecouter) July 4, 2017
We’re definitely a sucker for a Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? reference:
And my personal favorite beached #ChrisChristie 🐳 from 👏🏻@darth 🦊👇🏻
… "But ya ARE, Chris … ya ARE in that chair!!" 👀#ChristieGate ⛱👀 pic.twitter.com/RCfr4PPFuQ
— OceanSolitudeMaine (@OceanSolitudeME) July 4, 2017
Here he is, blocking the Beatles from getting to Abbey Road:
#ChrisChristie didn't draw a line in the sand. pic.twitter.com/K23p2k9uMV
— Fuquinay (@lesliefmiller) July 4, 2017
This one is just disturbing:
Finally…The C.Christie Camel Toe pastie. @NellSco @ChrisChristie @NewJerseyNewser #ChrisChristie @NYPDnews pic.twitter.com/wHkRnvF1cQ
— ʇɐpıʍdnznʍ (@wuzupwidat) July 4, 2017
Eric Miller actually finds a way to make Chris Christie classy by inserting him into Monet:
#njshutdown #ChrisChristie #christiebeach #beachgate #Monet pic.twitter.com/oPbIqUKmGb
— ⭐Eric Miller (@ericwmiller) July 4, 2017
And finally, we love this bit of wishful thinking from Jordan Levy:
#MarsPathfinder finds life on Mars #ChrisChristie pic.twitter.com/wE5ym3VsSj
— Jordan Levy (@webGROK) July 4, 2017
Christie has a 15% approval rating, making him the most unpopular governor in the United States. Aside from his anti-LGBTQ stance, he’s also involved in a criminal case over “bridgegate,” when he closed New Jersey’s bridges for political reasons.
Featured photo by Andrew Mills, courtesy of NJ Advance Media.
