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'Never seen anything like it': GOP mayor who supported Chris Christie unloads on his storm response

Jan 26, 2016, 23:27 IST

"All over the state? All over the state? Really? There's been one county that's flooded in the state. That was Cape May County," he said. "So I don't know where from all over the state, since we have 21 counties, where that's happened."

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He then quipped: "Do you want me to go down there with a mop?" 

Cape May County saw record flooding that reached nine feet, ABC News reported

Christie later took a shot at a mayor from Cape May County who had claimed flooding in one Jersey Shore town was worse than it had been during Hurricane Sandy.

"I heard one crazy mayor down in South Jersey say this is worse flooding than Sandy. Here's the one thing you need to know about that mayor. His town didn't get hit by Sandy. So of course it's worse than Sandy for him!" Christie said.

"He's down in North Wildwood, which is south of Atlantic City, for those of you who do not have a masters in New Jersey geography, as I do," Christie continued. "He's south of Atlantic City, the storm comes in on Atlantic City and the hurricane tail is whipping north. So if you're south of where it came on shore, you're in good shape. So he makes the incredible statement, 'It's worse than Sandy!' Well damn, man. You didn't get any flooding in Sandy! So if you got a foot of flooding it would be worse than Sandy."

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Workers shovel snow during a snowstorm at Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York January 23, 2016.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Here's a shot of the flooding in Rosenello's city in the aftermath of last weekend's winter storm: 

Here's Christie speaking about Rosenello during a rally Monday in Hooksett, New Hampshire, where he also made his "mop" comment:

 And here's Rosenello's response in an interview with Fox 29:

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