Ari Melber, host of MSNBC‘s The Beat news round-up show, sent governor Chris Christie packin’ last night to the the lyrics of the Grateful Dead‘s classic “Truckin'” last night. Democratic candidate Phil Murphy defeated New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno in the state-wide gubernatorial election. Former US Attorney Christie’s tenure as governor has been marred by multiple scandals, and he has has seen his approval drop to among the lowest in the nation over the 8 years since he began his first term in 2010.

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As Melber reported the results and moved into an overview of Christie’s rocky tenure in office, he couldn’t help but slip in several references to the Grateful Dead‘s “Truckin'”, noting that it had indeed been a “long strange trip” and even giving a shoutout to the late Jerry Garcia along the way. With the eyes of the world on America in this time of political turmoil, it’s nice to know that there is a voice on the cable news network willing to call it like he sees it.

Below, watch the news segment in which Ari Melber says fare thee well to embattled New Jersey governor Chris Christie after his Democratic replacement was officially elected last night (via MSNBC):

You can read our interview Ari Melber’s fellow MSNBC Anchor/Jam Fan Katy Tur here.