Last night, masked individuals at Delaney Hall attacked the barrier in the protected protest area and began aggressive and dangerous actions against Newark and New Jersey State Police, including throwing projectiles, utilizing the barriers as weapons, and lighting tires on fire in the street. These actions put both peaceful protestors and law enforcement in danger. The police were not in protective gear; they had been on location since early in the morning ensuring protestors and counter protestors had areas to exercise their rights safely. As these dangerous actions took place, additional support was needed to protect civilians and law enforcement.
My number one priority will always be public safety, and I remain dedicated to protecting constitutional rights. We simply cannot let ICE surge into our community.
I do not know why these individuals attacked or what they wanted to accomplish, but I refuse to let these dangerous actions detract from New Jersey’s dedication to ensuring public safety, keeping people safe from ICE, and that the people detained inside Delaney Hall are treated with dignity.
While NJSP and Newark PD continue to keep the area secure, I once again urge everyone who shares these goals to work together to bring the temperature down. We must focus on advocating for better conditions for the detainees, for their families, and ultimately, for the closure of Delaney Hall, as well as to protect the many peaceful protestors who continue to make this their mission.
JUST IN: Speaker Johnson tells me says he has no concern at all about bringing Former President Barack Obama in for a congressional deposition or subpoena over the newly declassified documents bombshell. "If it's uncomfortable for him, he shouldn't have been involved in overseeing this, which is what it appears to us has happened.” @SpeakerJohnson@TulsiGabbard@BarackObama@realDonaldTrump
Freeholder John Lanza fact checks Congressman Tom Malinowski. He is bad for #hunterdoncounty, and it's time he loses his job. Vote @KeanForCongress today!
"We send our thoughts and prayers to the President and his family. As well as the countless Americans affected by this pandemic"- The Hunterdon County Republican Committee
Following a pro-police rally in #Flemington today, the mayor of the small, #NJ town sent a street sweeper to erase a #ThinBlueLine demonstrators had put in CHALK on the street in front of the police station.
The forecast is for rain tonight.
Actions speak louder than words.
We were just informed by the NJ Dept. of Health that all Municipal and County Health Departments will be prohibited from releasing any COVID case numbers where the municipalities' population is under 20,000 people. Who came up with this asinine and arbitrary decision @GovMurphy?
@realDonaldTrump NJ's small businesses are dying & need a lifeline.
Hunterdon County's freeholders have implored @GovMurphy
to permit our SMB to use curbside pickup like restaurants do.
It's reasonable, fair, & safe.
Please press Murphy to immediately grant this request.
#ReOpenNJ@SueSoloway
Enthusiasm for @realDonaldTrump is through the roof!
With approximately, 70% of precincts reporting, President Trump has surpassed the New Hampshire Primary vote total of every incumbent President running for re-election over the last four decades.
BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh Reveals He Has "Advanced Lung Cancer" https://t.co/brlXOiDQsv. Praying for a speedy recovery. #rushlimbaugh is a true patriot and trailblazer.