Dozens gather near New Jersey governor's home to protest coronavirus restrictions

Police blocked dozens of protesters from gathering outside of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s home to demonstrate against his coronavirus restrictions.

Police officers are seen in a video blocking the protesters from moving forward, with state Senate candidate David Winkler saying that the protesters were on Murphy’s street but not able to gather closer to his home.

“I’m out here at Governor Murphy’s street, where we are protesting his unconstitutional orders as well as stop the steal. Currently, Governor Murphy is not letting us down the street. Blocking us from going down the street,” he said.

"This has nothing to do with Biden, this has to do with unconstitutional emergency orders that have killed our economy," Winkler said in the video. "We've got Proud Boys here, we've got Trump supporters here, we've got everybody here."

“You are not above the law,” one protester is heard saying in a video.

"We the people matter!" the crowd chanted.

The protesters initially gathered to show support for President Trump’s legal battles concerning the election results, with them then going to Murphy’s home in Middletown to protest “COVID19 Shutdowns that have destroyed our economy.”

“I am humbled to be asked to speak at the Stop the Steal New Jersey Rally held in Conjunction with a March to Governor Murphy's House to protest the... (Read more)

Tweets mentioned:

https://twitter.com/Winklerfornj33/status/1332773080377200640

https://twitter.com/Winklerfornj33/status/1332522028679753728

https://twitter.com/MargerineMagpie/status/1332789357867118592

https://twitter.com/Winklerfornj33/status/1332792833095454722

Latest News