Christie: 'Want Me To Bring A Mop?' And More Blizzard-Flooding Comments [VIDEO]

Gov. Christie has drawn some heavy criticism since he initially said he didn’t want to leave the presidential campaign trail ahead of this weekend’s blizzard in New Jersey.

He changed his mind and came back. But he left again, around the time people were complaining about heavy flooding in coastal areas.

The criticism only continued on the campaign trail. Christie had a sharp rebuke for a young woman in New Hampshire who asked a question about his handling of the storm response.

The woman said she still has family in New Jersey and “they had me ask you: Why are you here in New Hampshire campaigning instead of being there helping surveying the damage?”

Christie responded that that job is “already done. It’s already done.”

He took issue with her comment that the flooding was “all over the state” and said “there has been one county that flooded that was Cape May County.“

For the record, there was plenty of flooding in Ocean and Atlantic counties, too. (Related: WATCH: N.J. Blizzard Causes Widespread Flooding)

“I don’t know what you expect me to do. Do you want me to go down there with a mop?” he then responded.

Here is what he said on the video:

You can watch the entire town hall by clicking here ... his comments come in at 2:19:25.

Christie drew sharp rebukes from officials in Cape May County, in particular, where town leaders said the flooding was worse than Superstorm Sandy. Christie replied that Superstorm Sandy didn’t hit Cape May County as hard as it did other areas.

From Patrick Rosenello, mayor of North Wildwood:

“I have watched the video of the comments that Governor Chris Christie made at a campaign event in New Hampshire this evening, where he referred to me as the ‘Crazy Mayor of North Wildwood.’ As one of his earliest supporters during both of his runs for governor and having met and interacted with him and his family numerous times over the course of his terms as Governor, I am disappointed that he would lower himself as much as he did this evening.

“I am more disappointed, however, in the evident lack of concern or respect that he is showing for the first responders, residents, business and property owners of North Wildwood, Cape May County and other areas of New Jersey impacted by this storm.”

Rosenello said on Tuesday, after he made his statement, that Christie has since apologized to him.

During the N.H. town meeting, Christie said the roads were cleared, there was no residual flooding - he said in other interviews there was no damage - and NJ Transit was back up.

“What is it they think I’d be doing today? I’m the governor I’m not the chief engineer,” he said.

“If they want me to sit there and stare I could do that but I don’t think that would make them feel any feel better,” he said.