Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is learning that life as a private citizen is no day at the beach.
Just three days after handing over the keys to the governor’s mansion, Christie was told by cops at Newark Airport to wait in line like everybody else.
According to reports, Christie was turned away from a VIP entrance at the biggest airport in his own home state.
The two-term Republican, who left office on Jan. 16, tried to go through an entrance he had used for eight years only to learn that his first-class expectations were just a flight of fancy.
Instead of getting the gubernatorial go-ahead, Christie and the state trooper assigned to him for protection were directed to the Transportation Security Administration screening lines at Terminal B.
Christie and the state trooper complied with the directions.
It was unclear where Christie was going.
The order came from police for the Port Authority, which operates the airport as well as the George Washington Bridge, best known during the Christie years for the Bridgegate scandal that dogged him for much of his second term and his failed presidential bid.
Two Christie aides were sentenced to prison for engineering lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in an alleged scheme to punish a Democratic mayor who didn’t endorse the governor.
Christie also came under fire last year after a photographer in a helicopter caught him lounging and taking advantage of his private beach with family and friends during a state government shutdown that closed beaches and parks for state residents.
