The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 5, 2017 Chris Christie Caught Sunbathing on Beach Closed to Public by Budget Shutdown ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- And New Jersey Governor Chris Christie sparked massive outrage over the July 4th holiday after a photographer for The Star-Ledger caught him sunbathing on a public beach that Christie's budget shutdown had closed to the public. As a result, Christie and his family had the entire 10-mile-long beach to themselves. .