Protesters shout down Christie at Superstorm Sandy event
Source: Associated Press
Protesters shout down Christie at Superstorm Sandy event
Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Updated 5:19 pm, Friday, October 28, 2016
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Two years ago, on the second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yelled at a protester frustrated with the slow pace of storm recovery to "sit down and shut up."
On Friday, a day before the fourth anniversary of the storm, it was Christie's turn to be silenced, at least temporarily.
Protesters angry that hundreds of Sandy victims have still not been able to return home four years later shouted Christie down as he visited a storm-damaged boardwalk bar in Seaside Heights. They included the heckler who Christie rebuked two years ago.
When Christie used an often-cited figure that his administration had to deal with helping 365,000 homeowners, the protesters stood up, waved signs critical of the recovery pace and began yelling at him.
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