Gov. Christie: Public outcry over beach trip 'hurt' family

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

TRENTON, N.J. -- Gov. Chris Christie says public outcry over his decision to lounge with his family on a public beach that was closed during New Jersey's government shutdown "upset his children more than anything else" since he's been in office.

The two-term Republican governor made the comments Thursday night during his regular radio call-in show on 101.5 FM.

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park.

Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP

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Christie was photographed over the Fourth of July weekend by NJ.com at Island Beach State Park, where the state provides a summer home to the governor.

Christie ordered the shutdown of nonessential state government, including state beaches and parks, amid a budget impasse.

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He said during Thursday's radio show that his family was hurt by the backlash and "they don't understand people's unfairness and, quite frankly, their ignorance."

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