With the 1K/Polaris line closed in the middle of the day, and no help from an agent nearby, this is the typical @united EWR ground experience.
Bonus: the Premier Access lane signage is terrible, and United Club bartenders were fighting with each other. Good times.
@TalbertSwan I was a poll worker in 2020 as the entrance greeter, and yes I had to enforce the rule. There was one Trump supporter, who had his young son with him, who got upset when I asked him to either flip the t-shirt around or cover it up.