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Murphy Addresses Restaurant Hecklers With Compassion For Those Stressed By Pandemic Murphy Addresses Restaurant Hecklers With Compassion For Those Stressed By Pandemic
Murphy Addresses Restaurant Hecklers With Compassion For Those Stressed By Pandemic Gov. Phil Murphy said he was largely unaffected by the group of women who harassed him and his family over the weekend while dining out Saturday in Red Bank. The governor addressed the 36-second encounter that began circulating Sunday afternoon on social media during Monday's COVID-19 briefing. "I would say, one, that I'm a big boy and I have thick skin," Murphy said. "It doesn't impact me at all." The only part that seemed to bother him, though, was that the women involved his family. "Leave my family out of it," he said. The governor, his wife Tammy Murphy, and their four children were…