TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently attended a Taylor Swift concert in New Jersey and handed the $12,000 bill to the taxpayers of New Jersey. After he was caught, the former Goldman Sachs executive refused to pay the bill, and instead pushed the bill for the lavish night out to the New Jersey Democrat Party.
To pay for his night with Taylor Swift at Met Life Stadium, Murphy used a $95,000 state expense account specifically designated for “Official Receptions, Official Residence, and Other Official Expenses.”
Shaking it up at a Taylor Swift concert doesn’t meet the requirements for this account.
“Once it was clear that there were outstanding bills that had not been paid, the state stepped up to meet this responsibility,” Murphy spokeswoman Jennifer Sciortino said in a statement. “We are pursuing reimbursement from the state party for costs incurred at MetLife Stadium.”
It turns out the governor’s actions were not a one-time oversight.
Public records show that he has routinely pushed his Met Life Stadium bills onto the taxpayer since taking office.
The state paid bills ranging from $1,413 to $2,856 between 2018 and 2019 several times for the governor’s entertainment activities at the stadium. Those events included several New York Jets football games, a Hot 97 Summer Jam and multiple international soccer matches.
Murphy’s administration has failed to answer questions from the media regarding these expenses. Murph, is by far not a destitute man. He has a private villa in Italy and lives in a multi-million waterfront mansion on the Naveskink waterfront. He owns a professional soccer team.
He is worth an estimated $80 million.
Yet, he wants somebody else to pay for his nights out at Met Life Stadium.