What’s with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy taking vacations during COVID spikes? When delta hit, he flew off to Italy for ten days. Now, with omicron surging – and cases going up 600% in his home state – Murphy decides a vacation in Costa Rica is what he needs.

…ignoring travel warnings issued by the State Department, by the way.

“Governor Murphy defying orders, even his own, is nothing new,” Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) told Fox News. “He has left the state of New Jersey on personal trips multiple times during the pandemic, yet continuously imposes mask mandates, vaccine mandates, and virtual school is now back on the table.”

“If Governor Murphy can travel out of the country when the State Department urges the American people to stay put, Americans should be afforded the same discretion regarding their personal health choices just like our leaders,” he continued. “It is fitting that President Biden escapes his responsibilities by traveling to a Delaware beach house after saying responses to COVID-19 should be left to the states, and then Governor Murphy runs off to a Costa Rican beach.”

The New Jersey GOP Twitter account put Murphy on blast for calling into President Biden’s COVID-19 briefing from Costa Rica.

Biden: “All’s well in New Jersey, I assume, Gov.”
Murphy: “Amen, Mr. President.”