President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are getting back together for another tour of the Jersey Shore.
Obama will travel to New Jersey on Tuesday to inspect the Shore's recovery from Hurricane Sandy, a White House official said Thursday.
While in New Jersey, Obama will deliver remarks about "expanding economic opportunity for middle class families who were hard hit by the storm" and meet with residents who have benefited from the federal recovery efforts.
(WATCH: Chris Christie heaps praise on Obama)
The trip will be Obama's first since Sandy interrupted the presidential campaign last October. Then, Obama and Christie viewed the state's damaged shoreline by helicopter and visited with residents whose homes had been damaged.
This trip comes at a fortuitous time for both Obama and Christie. Obama will be highlighting one of his administration's successes and trying to change the subject from the scandals of recent weeks as the nation returns from the Memorial Day weekend.
Christie, whose post-Sandy actions sent his approval ratings skyrocketing, is in the midst of a re-election campaign against a little funded Democrat. Having Obama heap praise on him can only help in heavily Democratic New Jersey.
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