Christie’s “inaccurate claims”: Jersey City Mayor slams governor’s honesty after press conference
Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop, who didn't endorse the governor's reelection, adds more layers to the growing flap
JOSH EIDELSON
The mayor of Jersey City rejected Chris Christies claims about him Thursday, accusing the New Jersey Governor of gross misrepresentation of the facts about my relationship with the State
We vigorously represent the interests of our city every day and to be the focus of inaccurate claims will not deter us from our goal of making Jersey City the best mid-size city in America, Mayor Steven Fulop said in a statement e-mailed minutes after Christies two-hour press conference concluded.
Fulops name appears in correspondence between Christie appointees released on Wednesday. Those messages, which include a Christie deputy chief of staff saying Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee, and a Christie Port Authority appointee referring to the schoolchildren delayed by lane closures as the children of Buono voters, have dramatically escalated suspicions that Fort Lee was intentionally targeted for a traffic nightmare because its mayor declined to endorse Christie for re-election last year. (State Senator Barbara Buono was Christies opponent; she told Salon after the messages became public that Christie was running a paramilitary operation.)
In one of the e-mails released Wednesday, reported the Jersey Journal, Christie Appointee David Wildstein is asked about the Port Authoritys answer to alarms raised by Fort Lees mayor, and responds, Radio silence. His name comes right after Mayor Fulop. Like Fort Lees Mayor Mark Sokolich, Jersey Citys Fulop did not endorse Christies re-election. The Journal reported that Mayor Fulop responded to an inquiry by texting a reporter that Wildsteins e-mail suggests he is Enemy Number 1.
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