New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy gives a speech on the Hudson River tunnel project at the West Side Yard Jan. 31, 2023, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
"Governor Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy are out of state this weekend to attend a close family friend’s wedding in Europe. The Governor has been in close communication with his team and emergency response officials regarding the nor’easter storm impacting the East Coast," a Murphy spokesman told the outlet Sunday.
Murphy's official X account continued posting messages as usual, including celebrating Indigenous People’s Day — which Democrats and liberals often celebrate instead of Columbus Day — igniting condemnation in the reply section as social media users demanded answers as to why he was not home during a state of emergency.
"You type this from Italy?" one user responded.
"Are you honoring them while in NJ? You seem to disappear a lot," one commenter said.
"Columbus Day! And are you doing this tweet from Europe?" another person wrote.
Murphy cannot run for re-election as he is term-limited. The 2025 gubernatorial election pits Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill against Trump-backed Republican Jack Ciattarelli in an election that is heating up as the candidates rally last-minute voter registration by the Tuesday evening deadline.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was overseas in 2023 when his lieutenant governor died in office while serving as acting governor. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
He also came under fire in 2021 when he made an eight-day trip to Costa Rica for Christmas when coronavirus cases flared in the Garden State. The governor also was abroad just in April when he took part in a state-funded trip to the Middle East as wildfires raged at home.
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Murphy's office reported the governor was back at work as of Tuesday, with his schedule detailing he would attend a local media event at 8 p.m. called "Ask Governor Murphy."
Murphy's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment Tuesday.
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