The co-owner of a New Jersey gym that remained open in defiance of Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order during the COVID pandemic, then saw himself sentenced to one year of probation for contempt of court after he and his co-owner removed the doors of the gym to prevent police from locking them out, had some harsh words for Murphy on Friday as his probation came to an end.
After Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti, the owners of Atilis gym, opened the gym in May 2020 in defiance of Murphy’s order, Murphy pronounced, “If you show up at that gym again tomorrow, there’s going to be a different reality than showing up today. These aren’t just words.&#8221; In January 2022, Smith and Trumbetti were sentenced to one year of probation, prompting Smith to tweet, “We got one year probation for the crime of taking our doors off to prevent government goons from locking us out of our gym.”
But on Friday, that year was up. Smith fired at Murphy, “The governor of NJ tried to have our doors locked at Atilis Gym. We took the doors off and stayed open for 24/7 for 40+ days. We were charged with multiple felonies. Today I completed one year of probation. My only question to Phil Murphy is, how’s your wife’s boyfriend doing?”
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The governor of NJ tried to have our doors locked at Atilis Gym. We took the doors off and stayed open for 24/7 for 40+ days. We were charged with multiple felonies. Today I completed one year of probation. My only question to Phil Murphy is, how’s your wife’s boyfriend doing?
&mdash; Ian Smith (@iansmithfitness) <a href="https://twitter.com/iansmithfitness/status/1618970613837873160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In August 2020, CNN’s Chris Cuomo <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-gym-owner-to-chris-cuomo-youre-knocking-trump-cites-data-a-fing-stat-that-nobodys-talking-about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interviewed</a> Smith and Trumbetti, and a heated confrontation ensued, with Trumbetti ripping Cuomo, saying, “You&#8217;re knocking Trump because of the total numbers,” and pointing out that “53.3 percent of the deaths from 0.6 percent of the population,” “a f***ing stat that nobody&#8217;s talking about.”
Cuomo began the interview by noting that the pair had been arrested and “charged with defying the state&#8217;s COVID restrictions last week.” He played a videotape of the men kicking in the plywood barricade at the front door of their gym in order to reopen it.
Cuomo noted, “This is a court battle; they could go to jail. Now you have the state AG&#8217;s office there in Jersey recommending a fine of up to $10,000 a day.”
He asked the men for their perspectives on the issue.
“I would say that actually, when this first started, they asked for two weeks,” Trumbetti replied. “When we first opened up, we gave them two months. Then we gave them until May 18th. At two months they had no plan. Plain and simple. They had no plan — we did. We actually wanted to prove that we could open up safe. They actually say that liquor stores are essential. That actually every place that – you can go into Home Depot and Lowe&#8217;s is essential. I disagree with that, okay? We&#8217;re all essential. Everybody is essential.”
“And bottom line is, this isn&#8217;t about opening up a gym; they have violated everyone&#8217;s constitutional rights,” he continued. “We all have the right to make a living. We all have a right to actually do what we want to do as Americans. We are promised liberty, and they have actually put such oppressive restrictions on us, it is just unacceptable to us.”
“You seem like you&#8217;re a big numbers guy,” Trumbetti said to Cuomo. “And, actually, I would like to put some numbers out there for you. Are you aware that actually when this first started, there are 2.1 million people in the United States in long-term care facilities that represent 0.6 percent of the population. But on July 17, that 0.6 percent of the population represented 53.3 percent of all the deaths that occurred in the United States from COVID.”
Cuomo stated, “What you&#8217;re saying about long-term care facilities, I&#8217;m not questioning it. We did the wrong job by the most vulnerable people. And even though, obviously, the oldest and the most fragile will die the most in a situation like this, it doesn&#8217;t mean you did it the right way. The only thing I would caution you about —”
“You&#8217;re knocking Trump because of the total numbers,” Trumbetti interjected, repeating, “53.3 percent of the deaths from 0.6 percent of the population.”
Cuomo jumped in, “Frank –”
Trumbetti snapped, “Bottom line, that&#8217;s a f***ing stat that nobody&#8217;s talking about.”
Cuomo interjected, “Frank, watch your mouth on television.”
Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/n-j-gym-owners-defying-shutdown-orders-have-license-removed-owner-says/">N.J. Gym Owners Defying Shutdown Orders Have License Removed, Owner Says</a>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-gym-owner-to-chris-cuomo-youre-knocking-trump-cites-data-a-fing-stat-that-nobodys-talking-about">Gym Owner To Chris Cuomo: ‘You’re Knocking Trump,’ Cites Data, ‘A F***ing Stat That Nobody’s Talking About’</a>

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‘How’s Your Wife’s Boyfriend Doing?’: Owner Of Gym Rips Dem NJ Gov After Year Of Probation Ends

Owner Of Gym Rips NJ Gov After Year Of Probation Ends

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Health

New Jersey

Phil Murphy

U.S.

Democratic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a> Gov. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/phil-murphy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phil Murphy</a> signed an “information literacy” law this week that mandates <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schools teach K-12</a> students how to identify “disinformation” in the name of protecting “democracy.”
The bill, signed by Murphy on Wednesday, was <a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S588" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sponsored</a> by both Republicans and Democrats in the legislature earlier this year. 
“Our democracy remains under sustained attack through the proliferation of disinformation that is eroding the role of truth in our political and civic discourse,” Murphy <a href="https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562022/20230104b.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. “It is our responsibility to ensure our nation’s future leaders are equipped with the tools necessary to identify fact from fiction.”
The bill, S588, directs New Jersey’s Department of Education to develop standards for school districts to teach “information literacy” and critical thinking. “Information literacy is more important now than ever before, especially with the growing prevalence of social media and online news,” said Acting Commissioner of Education Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan.
The bill was broadly supported by both Democrats and Republicans. 
&#8220;Teaching children about information literacy will help them to weigh the flood of news, opinion, and social media they are exposed to both online and off,&#8221; said State Sen. Michael Testa, a Republican sponsor of the legislation. &#8220;This law isn&#8217;t about teaching kids that any specific idea is true or false, rather it&#8217;s about helping them learn how to research, evaluate, and understand the information they are presented for themselves.&#8221;  
Democratic State Sen. Shirley Turner linked the bill to the riot in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021. “This signing feels especially timely as we approach the second anniversary of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol. It is incredibly important that our children are taught how to discern reliable sources and recognize false information,” she claimed. 
The curriculum will include information about “critical thinking and using information resources,” “the difference between facts, points of view, and opinions,” and “the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information.” 
Murphy touted the legislation as the first-ever state legislation dealing with “information literacy.” According to the group <a href="https://medialiteracynow.org/your-state-legislation-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Media Literacy Now</a>, other states have pursued various ways to integrate media literacy into the school curriculum. 
 He also linked it to his “Disinformation Portal” which was launched through the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.
At the portal, are <a href="https://www.njohsp.gov/disinformation">resources</a> about how “disinformation hampers efforts to curb monkeypox,” “anti-government disinformation targets law enforcement,” “domestic extremists promote violence to oppose elections,” and “domestic extremists exploit war in Ukraine.”

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New Jersey Schools To Teach Children How To Avoid ‘Disinformation’ In The Name Of ‘Democracy,’ ‘Civic Discourse’

New Jersey Schools To Teach Children How To Avoid 'Disinformation' In The Name Of 'Democracy,' 'Civic Discourse'

Education

Politics

Democratic Governor of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a> Phil Murphy is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/nyregion/bear-hunt-new-jersey.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reversing</a> his position against bear hunting much to the discontent of animal rights activists. 
When Murphy was running for governor in 2017, he was against the bear hunt in the state and vowed to get rid of it. He did so, but this year, he is bringing it back due to the increasing bear population in the state and the rising number of dangerous encounters with the animals. 
Murphy signed an executive order in 2018 that ended hunting bears on government land. The governor <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-moves-to-curb-bear-hunting-1534806669?mod=article_inline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> at the time that in order to entirely ban the practice, the New Jersey Fish and Game Council would need to do so. Earlier this month, Murphy said he was planning to get rid of the 2018 order because of increased safety concerns. 
The New Jersey Fish and Game Council <a href="https://newjerseymonitor.com/2022/11/16/n-j-bear-hunt-likely-returning-despite-pleas-from-animal-activists/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held</a> a unanimous vote in favor of bringing back the hunt after Murphy said he had to reinstate it. After they did so, Murphy <a href="https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562022/20221115a.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a> and got rid of his 2018 order. The council also examined and approved alterations to the Game Code regarding the bear season in New Jersey. 
“The facts on the ground have shown that we cannot rely on nonlethal methods alone to protect New Jersey residents from a growing black bear population,” Governor Murphy said earlier this month. “Today’s actions will facilitate the reinstatement of a regulated black bear hunt this year to help limit dangerous interactions between people and bears to protect public safety.”
The state’s Department of Environmental Protection <a href="https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/bears/bear-hunting-season-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outlined</a> the public safety issues regarding bears in the state. The department noted that the DEP received a “237% increase in bear damage and nuisance reports” from the beginning of this year up to October 21, when compared to the same time span the year before.
The department <a href="https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/njfw/activity_ytd_october22.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that there have been 84 property damage incidents reported to the agency, 129 vehicle strikes, 62 aggressive encounters, 15 attempted home entries, and 433 sightings.
The population of bears has gone up to over 3,000 in the state. Regular hunts used to keep the number closer to 1,500, Ed Markowski, a former worker at the state’s Division of Fish and Wildlife, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jerseys-bear-hunt-is-restored-reigniting-debate-on-curbing-population-11668922408" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Wall Street Journal.
Jeff Tittel, former director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, claimed that Murphy’s new stance has to do with his political future. 
“It’s one thing to be for gun control,” Tittel <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/nyregion/bear-hunt-new-jersey.html#:~:text=Months%20after%20taking%20office%20in,in%20the%20fall%20of%202020." target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “but another thing to be against hunting. That would hurt him in states like New Hampshire, Iowa, Michigan and Pennsylvania.”
Activists and groups are <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jerseys-bear-hunt-is-restored-reigniting-debate-on-curbing-population-11668922408">issuing</a> threats of legal action to stop the hunt. 
The hunt will take place from December 5 to December 10. It will end if 30% of the bear population of 2022 is brought in, but if 20% of the bears are not harvested during the hunt, an additional window of time will be allowed.

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Democratic Governor Reverses Stance Against Bear Hunting, Allows Hunt As Encounters Increase

Democratic Governor Of New Jersey Phil Murphy Reverses Stance Against Bear Hunting, Allows Hunt As Bear Encounters Increase

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Governors from both political parties reportedly told President Joe Biden that America needs to “move away from the pandemic.”
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) told reports after the meeting that the bipartisan group of governors all agreed that the U.S. needs to move on from the pandemic.
&#8220;There&#8217;s a number of areas that we have full agreement on, and that is one: We need to move away from the pandemic,&#8221; Hutchinson said, adding, &#8220;and we asked the President to help give us clear guidelines on how we can return to a greater state of normality.&#8221;
Hutchinson added that the bipartisan group of governors wanted to “partner with the administration” to help the U.S. “move beyond the pandemic,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/governors-pandemic-biden/index.html">reported</a>.
When asked how the U.S. could move on when hospitalizations are at nearly an all-time high, Hutchinson responded that &#8220;Obviously, you can&#8217;t move away from a virus that&#8217;s still there. You can&#8217;t control that.” He added that “people are striving for more normal life.”
&#8220;I think we&#8217;ve moved to that very quickly,” the governor continued, &#8220;but we need to have the guidelines very clear as to how you actually structurally move from the pandemic state of things to an endemic where you&#8217;re managing this virus like you would other illnesses in our country.&#8221;
He also told reporters that there were &#8220;probably better measuring sticks&#8221; to tell how the U.S. is handling COVID-19 than case numbers, &#8220;which is hospitalizations, but how about the hospitalizations that are really caused by Covid.&#8221;
Hutchinson added that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were “working on giving us the right standards for that.&#8221;
Hutchinson made similar remarks on Sunday when he appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arkansas-governor-we-need-to-move-out-of-the-panic-mode-on-covid-19">reported</a>. Host Chuck Todd asked Hutchinson about seasonal waves of the coronavirus.
“So if we assume we’re going to get hit seasonally now, what do you need in the next five months before your summer – if it is another summer surge like you dealt with – what do you think needs to be done by the federal government to let you have the tools you need to handle your summer surge?” Todd asked.
Hutchinson responded by saying that cases are going on and the U.S. needs to focus on the infrastructure surrounding the pandemic as well as testing and therapeutics. He also insisted the country needs to move away from “panic mode”:
<blockquote>And I do believe that we need to move from a pandemic status and mode of operation, to more endemic, where we’re normalizing taking it very seriously, preparing, but I think we need to move out of the panic mode. I think we need to handle this to make sure that we continue with our normal lives.</blockquote>
Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) also attended the meeting with governors and Biden, and said there was a “lot of good discussion about what does the road from pandemic to endemic look like? How do we keep score?&#8221;

President Biden Hosts Meeting Of The National Governors Association

Democrat, Republican Governors Tell Biden To ‘Move Away From The Pandemic’

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Joe Biden

I lived in New Jersey and worked on campaigns the last time a Democratic president faced a first-year referendum on his performance. Now I live in Virginia, where Tuesday night the state sent a clear message to President Joe Biden and Democrats: Stop the bullying.
Living in these two states at such pivotal moments has given me a unique insight into what these elections mean and what they have meant over the past 12 years.
This week, in Virginia, Republican challenger Glenn Youngkin defeated former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) in a state Biden won by 10 points in 2020. Last year, Biden won the state by the biggest margin since President Franklin D. Roosevelt trounced Thomas Dewey by 25 points in 1944.
When all the votes had been counted, Youngkin defeated McAuliffe by two points. That’s a huge swing from Democrat to Republican in just under a year.
In New Jersey, Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli lost to the incumbent, Gov. Phil Murphy (D), by fewer than 60,000 votes. In the days ahead of the election, Murphy was on track for an easy win. The fact that the race ended up being so close was its own win for Republicans in the state.
Another big story out of New Jersey that shows just what a good election this was for Republicans is the fact that a commercial truck driver who reportedly spent just $153 on his primary campaign ousted state Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford), who has held his leadership position since 2010 and has served in the senate since 2002. That Sweeney was vulnerable at all in such a Deep Blue state that has such powerful entrenched politics is a sign that Republicans are on to something.
Going back to 2009, when Republican Chris Christie won in New Jersey and Republican Bob McDonnell won in Virginia, we can see those races were pretty equally seen as referendums on the states themselves and the president in power. In 2009, President Barack Obama was in office, and people across the country opposed his stimulus and healthcare plans by the time the Virginia and New Jersey elections occurred. Virginia had two Democratic governors prior to McDonnell’s election, and New Jersey had incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine (enough said). In 2009, Chris Christie was seen as a law-and-order guy to Corzine’s Soprano State stylings.
Flash forward to 2017, when the media tried to make the state gubernatorial races a referendum on President Donald Trump. As I <a href="https://observer.com/2017/11/election-was-win-for-democrats-not-a-loss-for-donald-trump/">argued at the time</a>, Blue States voting for Democrats was hardly a referendum on Trump. Trump lost Virginia and New Jersey in 2016, so it wasn’t like he won those states and then his party lost them the next year &#8212; which is what happened to Obama in 2009 and now Biden in 2021.
In 2021, these elections are indeed a referendum on Biden and the Democratic agenda, but also largely a reflection of those states what Democrats have done to them. The economy and education were listed as some of the top issues in the state, and, in Virginia, Youngkin beat McAuliffe on both of them. These issues were also important in New Jersey, but Ciattarelli, I’m told by people who still live in the state, didn’t put up much of a fight in the Garden State. His being at all close in the race is definitely a sign that many people were fed up with Murphy and the way he handled the pandemic and the economy in New Jersey. Taxes in the Garden State are a perennial issue, with Republican candidates constantly promising to lower taxes even as the state remains one of the highest taxed in the nation.
The big, overarching issue in each state, however, really came down to the bullying tactics of the Left. Whether the issue was COVID-19 or education or anything else, people are getting sick of how the Left treats them. You can see this tactic in the responses to the election losses. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meltdown-a-collection-of-the-most-insane-tweets-from-election-night">pointed out</a>, numerous Democratic commentators resorted to lies and insults to explain away the loss, most of them focusing on allegedly rampant “white supremacy.”
People are fed up with being called racists for opposing the Left’s agenda, especially when the racism claims are just campaign tactics at this point. Virginians elected the first black female candidate statewide in Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, as well as the first Latino attorney general with Jason Miyares, yet still Democrats claimed racism reigned supreme in the election.
They just refuse to accept that America isn’t a racist country, even that’s clear to everyone outside their elitist bubble.
These pundits also falsely claimed that critical race theory either doesn’t exist or that it does exist but is not being taught in schools, even though <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/critical-race-theory">mountains of evidence</a> exist to the contrary.
Democrats are shooting themselves in the foot. They shut down schools in their cities and states for 18 months even though children are less likely to have serious COVID cases. By forcing students to attend schools remotely, parents were given a glimpse into what they were learning &#8212; and they were not pleased. So parents went to school board meetings to complain &#8212; not about math or science or most subjects &#8212; but about how issues of race were being handled in the schools. These parents didn’t want the history of slavery not to be taught to their children, they just didn’t want their children to be segregated into groups of alleged victims and oppressors. It wasn’t just white parents speaking out either, many parents of color disagreed with teaching their children that they are constant victims.
As the dust settles, the Left seems to be coalescing around white women as the target to blame for their election losses. Yes, suburban white women helped Biden win in 2020, but they turned back to the GOP because of the way the Left is treating their children. As a side note, Youngkin got a higher share of votes from black women than Trump received in the state in 2020.
Democrats seem intent on blaming racism for all their failures. The tactic didn’t work in 2021, and if they keep it up, they’re looking for a repeat of the 2010 congressional trouncing they received. Only this time, because the House and Senate are so close already, they’ll likely lose both houses.
The views expressed in this piece are the author&#8217;s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Virginia Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Glenn Youngkin Holds Election Night Rally

I’ve Lived In New Jersey And Virginia. Here’s What You Need To Know About This Week’s Election.

Glenn Youngkin

Virginia

New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli leads Democrat incumbent Phil Murphy in Tuesday&#8217;s race for New Jersey&#8217;s governorship with three-fourths of precincts reporting.
The race has not been called and no projected winner has been named, but with 86% of precincts reporting, Ciattarelli leads Murphy 49.7% to 49.56%, according to The New York Times. Murphy is expected to win.
Katherine Landergan, a reporter for Politico, attended Murphy&#8217;s election night event and noted that there was a change in mood in the room as election results came in.
&#8220;Initially, crowds were cheering when early CNN results were coming in. Now, everything is quieting down. The crowd seems to be thinning out,&#8221; she wrote on Twitter. &#8220;Things are definitely tense here.&#8221;
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Things are definitely tense here.
&mdash; Katherine Landergan (@klandergan) <a href="https://twitter.com/klandergan/status/1455727229653196800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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If Murphy does manage to win, a close race will be bad news for Democrats as Democrat President Joe Biden won the state by nearly 16 points in 2020.
Democrats already received bad news on Tuesday night when Republican candidates in Virginia won the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-republican-glenn-youngkin-wins-governors-race-in-virginia-experts-project">governor&#8217;s race</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-republicans-projected-to-win-virginia-attorney-general-lt-governor-lead-so-far-in-house-of-delegates">attorney general&#8217;s race, and lieutenant governor&#8217;s race</a>.
This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.

New Jersey Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Jack Ciattarelli Casts Ballot

Republican Jack Ciattarelli Leads Democrat Phil Murphy In The New Jersey Governor’s Race

As President Joe Biden’s poll numbers continue to drop amid a slew of crises affecting the American people, the embattled president plans to campaign for struggling Democrats seeking governorships in New Jersey and Virginia.
As Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/playbook">reported</a>, the White House is hoping for a good news cycle in the week before voters in New Jersey and Virginia will decide who will be their next governors. Biden is in New Jersey on Monday to stump for Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ), who is expected to win re-election in what has become a much tighter race in the past few weeks.
In May, polls <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2021/governor/nj/new_jersey_governor_ciattarelli_vs_murphy-7372.html">showed</a> Murphy up 26 points over Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli. Last week, <a href="https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/new-jersey-2021-gov-murphy-with-six-point-lead-over-republican-challenger-ciattarelli">a poll</a> from Emerson College showed the race had tightened considerably, with Murphy leading by just 6 points. Politico reported that New Jersey pols have warned “that there is a serious lack of enthusiasm among Democrats in the state.”
On Tuesday, Biden will travel to Virginia to campaign for former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) who is running to be one of the few politicians in state history to serve two non-consecutive terms as governor (Virginia law prohibits governors from serving two consecutive terms). McAuliffe had led Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin in every poll, but in the past week, the race has become <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2021/governor/va/virginia_governor_youngkin_vs_mcauliffe-7373.html#polls">tied</a>.
Biden&#8217;s approval rating is currently hovering in the low 40s.
Earlier this month, McAuliffe acknowledged that Biden’s unpopularity was creating “headwinds” in the Old Dominion. The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-terry-mcauliffe-joe-bidens-unpopularity-creating-headwinds-for-my-campaign">reported</a> that McAuliffe made the comments during a virtual campaign event, suggesting the president had become a liability in Virginia.
“We got to get Democrats out to vote. We are facing a lot of headwinds from Washington,” McAuliffe told supporters during the event. “As you know, the president is unpopular today, unfortunately, here in Virginia so we have got to plow through.”
A McAuliffe spokesperson told Politico after the event that “Terry’s point was clearly that Democrats can’t take anything for granted and must turn out to vote this year: Glenn Youngkin is running on a divisive, Trumpian agenda that puts election conspiracy theories and banning abortion first.”
The race in Virginia has especially tightened around education issues. Late last month, at the final gubernatorial debate, McAuliffe said he was “not going to let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decisions.”
“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” McAuliffe added.
Youngkin jumped on McAuliffe’s comments, releasing TV ads featuring McAuliffe’s statements. McAuliffe later doubled down on the comments and then released his own ad claiming he had been taken out of context.
In New Jersey on Monday, Biden and Murphy visited East End Elementary School, where Biden apparently apologized for knocking over a student’s infrastructure project. “Whoa! I’m sorry, that was my fault,” Biden said, according to Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacobs.
Jacobs reported that Biden then gestured to Murphy and his wife, saying, &#8220;See this man here? He&#8217;s the governor of the state. He runs the state. And this is his wife, who runs him.&#8221;
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&#8220;Whoa! I&#8217;m sorry, that was my fault,&#8221; Biden says as child&#8217;s mini infrastructure project collapses.
Gesturing to <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMurphy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovMurphy</a>, Biden tells kids at East End Elementary in NJ: &#8220;See this man here? He&#8217;s the governor of the state. He runs the state. And this is his wife, who runs him.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/ghltjMuEH0">https://t.co/ghltjMuEH0</a>
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) <a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1452662851278082053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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President Biden Attends Ceremony For 10th-anniversary Of MLK Jr. Memorial

Biden To Stump For Struggling Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates In NJ, VA Despite Crumbling Poll Numbers

Terry McAuliffe

The fines against a New Jersey gym that has publicly resisted Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy&#8217;s COVID-19 lockdown measures have amassed to more than $1 million, but the gym owner is refusing to back down.
Ian Smith, the co-owner of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey, has repeatedly made headlines for fully opening his gym in defiance of Murphy&#8217;s mandates, which restrict the number of people allowed in gyms and compel people to wear masks.
“Governor Murphy has thrown everything he possibly could to shut us down. He has arrested my partner and I, given us over 60 citations, some of them criminal. He fines us $15,497.76 per day for every day we’re in operation. Our fines are totaling over $1.2 million, but every single day, Frank and I open our gym,” Smith told “<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/shows/americas-newsroom">America’s Newsroom</a>” earlier this week.
Maintaining that more than 83,000 visitors have come to his gym without a single case of COVID-19, Smith said, “What’s happening to the middle class and small businesses in America is nothing short of a complete tragedy. I would go so far as to call it criminal. You are putting people out of business for good. You are making them reliant on big government. You are taking away their civil liberties under the guise of pretending like you care about public health.”.
In a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEsZYP5JhKz/?utm_source=ig_embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">video posted to Instagram in September</a>, Smith wrote:
<blockquote>Our COVID-19 safety protocol has been proven effective.
As expected, the simple and easy to implement practices we put into place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 met and exceeded all other required government protocol. Small businesses have been held hostage for political purposes. OUR SCIENCE IS CLEAR. We now DEMAND that our elected officials show us the science in which they used to shutter our businesses and keep us isolated. It is time to reopen this country. No more shutdowns. No more masks. Kids back in school. IN PERSON VOTING. It’s time to make some noise. Lets share this and hold these elected officials accountable.</blockquote>
Smith was featured on &#8220;Tucker Carlson Tonight&#8221; for the stand he took, as The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-afraid-of-tyrants-new-jersey-gym-owner-arrested-after-disobeying-lockdown-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:
<blockquote>The owner of a gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey, who was arrested Monday after remaining open in defiance of the governor’s lockdown order, said he will not back down because he is “not afraid of tyrants.”
Atilis Gym owner Ian Smith, 33, and his co-owner Frank Trumbetti, 51, were charged Monday with contempt, obstruction, and violating the Disaster Control Act, after a state judge ruled that authorities could shut down a gym and lock its doors. They also face daily fines for each day they remain in contempt and must pay the state’s cost in its pursuit of the contempt-of-court motion, according to <a href="https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2020/07/24/atilis-gym-bellmawr-coronavirus-covid-murphy-persichilli/5503045002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Cherry Hill Courier-Post</a>.
Their arrest is the latest event in their months-long standoff with Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, whose lingering lockdown order has shuttered non-essential businesses for more than four months.
Speaking with Fox News host <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA1Ar35dpZw&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tucker Carlson</a> on Monday, Smith remained defiant despite his arrest. “From the last time that we spoke, we had lost our newest case of contempt of court, and that was on Friday of last week,” Smith said, referencing when he told Carlson he planned to reopen his gym in May. “The governor said and requested in court to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to stop us from operating a business. And Judge Robert Lougy agreed with him.”</blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-afraid-of-tyrants-new-jersey-gym-owner-arrested-after-disobeying-lockdown-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘I’m Not Afraid Of Tyrants’: New Jersey Gym Owner Arrested After Disobeying Lockdown Order</a>

New Jersey Gym Owner Opens His Gym Despite Recent Violations Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

‘Criminal’: Fines Against Defiant NJ Gym Surpass $1 Million

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) vented on Monday that residents are generally not working with state officials to trace infections of COVID-19.
Murphy said at a press conference that a large majority of New Jerseyans are not responding to government contact tracers trying to identify all the people who may have come into contact with someone infected by the coronavirus, according to <a href="https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/12/07/covid-new-jersey-gov-murphy-noncooperation-contact-tracers-whopping-74-percent-cases-coronavirus/">CBS 3 Philly</a>.
“The rate of noncooperation with our contact tracers is now up to a whopping 74% of cases. Quite frankly, this is unacceptable and we need folks to turn that around,” Murphy said. “It is extremely critical for contact tracers to get in touch with the close contacts of those who test positive to help us stop the spread of this virus.”
He implored residents to work with contact tracers in a tweet the same day. The state reported more than 3,500 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.
“We now have more than 30 contact tracers on the ground for every 100,000 residents. The rate of non-cooperation is now up to a whopping 74%,” Murphy wrote. “This is not a witch hunt. We’re only trying to stop the spread of this virus. Work with our contact tracers.”
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Contact Tracing Update:
We now have more than 30 contact tracers on the ground for every 100,000 residents.
The rate of non-cooperation is now up to a whopping 74%.
This is not a witch hunt. We’re only trying to stop the spread of this virus.
Work with our contact tracers. <a href="https://t.co/ZL79FkiWst">pic.twitter.com/ZL79FkiWst</a>
&mdash; Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1336011336246054919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The statistic is the latest sign that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-a-third-of-small-businesses-in-new-york-and-new-jersey-have-shuttered">New Jersey</a> residents are growing fed up with Murphy’s plan to combat the coronavirus across the state. Murphy’s policies have already contributed to a massive hit to the state’s economy as nearly a third of businesses across the state remain closed. A crowd of protesters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dozens-protest-covid-19-lockdowns-outside-nj-gov-phil-murphys-house">marched</a> to Murphy’s house at the end of November to protest his coronavirus response, though police kept the demonstrators from getting close.
Last month, the Democratic governor was confronted by angry residents at a restaurant. People continued to harass the governor and his family until Murphy put on a mask. As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-video-nj-gov-phil-murphy-confronted-at-restaurant-for-not-wearing-mask">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was accosted by angry residents while he ate dinner with his family until he put a mask on, according to footage that went viral Sunday.
<blockquote>“Oh my God, Murphy, you are such a d***,” one woman says in a video posted on social media. Murphy does not respond.
“You’re having fun with your family, in the meantime, you’re having all kind of other bulls*** going on…,” another woman says.
Murphy’s son then suggests the women might have had too much to drink and asks them to put their masks on, to which one of the women says, “You can go f*** yourself, how’s that? I don’t need a f***ing mask. You know why I don’t need a mask? Because there ain’t nothing f***ing wrong with me.”
When Murphy’s son points out how one of the women has a Trump phone case, he claims Trump likes his dad. “No, he doesn’t like your father,” the woman responds. Murphy then puts a mask on, and the women leave as one of them says, “You know what? You suck!”</blockquote>

Gov. Murphy Begs New Jersey To Work With Contact Tracers After Most Residents Tell Them To Get Lost

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy scolded Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Friday for attending a fundraiser in Jersey City where attendees were not socially distanced or wearing masks.
“Last night, the [New York Young Republican Club] allegedly snuck into Jersey City to hold a &#8216;gala fundraiser&#8217; – ignoring our social distancing and mask rules,&#8221; Murphy tweeted, along with a photo of Gaetz apparently taken at the party. &#8220;It is beyond the pale that anyone would willingly endanger people in another state. Jersey City law enforcement is investigating this matter.&#8221;
&#8220;It is also beyond the pale that Rep Matt Putz – I mean @RepMattGaetz – would participate in this. What a fool. Matt – You are not welcome in New Jersey, and frankly I don’t ever want you back in this state,&#8221; Murphy added.
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It is also beyond the pale that Rep Matt Putz – I mean <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepMattGaetz</a> – would participate in this. What a fool.
Matt – You are not welcome in New Jersey, and frankly I don’t ever want you back in this state. <a href="https://t.co/j67x9Z2lAf">pic.twitter.com/j67x9Z2lAf</a>
&mdash; Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1334922944158593027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2020</a></blockquote>
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At a press conference, Murphy said, &#8220;That guy in the middle, the tall, handsome fella in the gray suit, that is Representative Matt Putz — oh sorry, Matt Gaetz — and based on his past performances, it is obvious being a knucklehead is not beyond the pale for him. He was actually Sarah Palin&#8217;s backup act for this event.&#8221;
In response, Gaetz tweeted, &#8220;Thank you for calling me handsome, Governor! I’m only considered handsome in New Jersey, though. In Florida I’m barely a roundup 6.&#8221;
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Thank you for calling me handsome, Governor!
I’m only considered handsome in New Jersey, though.
In Florida I’m barely a roundup 6. <a href="https://t.co/BtyHDflaSM">https://t.co/BtyHDflaSM</a>
&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1334938917297156098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Jersey City&#8217;s Democratic Mayor Steven Fulop also scolded Gaetz and those at the gala, saying in a statement to <a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/murphy-calls-congressman-matt-putz-says-hes-not-welcome-in-nj-anymore/2761875/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WNBC</a>: &#8220;In Jersey City we take Covid enforcement very seriously, and this event appears to be an egregious violation of the governor’s executive orders, including capacity limitations and mandatory mask wearing.&#8221;
Murphy’s lockdown orders on New Jersey residents are some of the strictest in the nation, having limited even Thanksgiving gatherings to 10 people per household. Footage of him being yelled at while eating at a restaurant without a mask on recently went viral.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-video-nj-gov-phil-murphy-confronted-at-restaurant-for-not-wearing-mask" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:
<blockquote>Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was accosted by angry residents while he ate dinner with his family until he put a mask on, according to footage that went viral Sunday.
“Oh my God, Murphy, you are such a d***,” one woman says in a video posted on social media. Murphy does not respond.
“You’re having fun with your family, in the meantime, you’re having all kind of other bulls*** going on…,” another woman says.
Murphy’s son then suggests the women might have had too much to drink and asks them to put their masks on, to which one of the women says, “You can go f*** yourself, how’s that? I don’t need a f***ing mask. You know why I don’t need a mask? Because there ain’t nothing f***ing wrong with me.”
When Murphy’s son points out how one of the women has a Trump phone case, he claims Trump likes his dad. “No, he doesn’t like your father,” the woman responds. Murphy then puts a mask on, and the women leave as one of them says, “You know what? You suck!”</blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-afraid-of-tyrants-new-jersey-gym-owner-arrested-after-disobeying-lockdown-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘I’m Not Afraid Of Tyrants’: New Jersey Gym Owner Arrested After Disobeying Lockdown Order</a>

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‘What A Fool’: NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Says Gaetz ‘Not Welcome’ In State

Matt Gaetz

Dozens protested COVID-19 restrictions outside of Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy&#8217;s house on Saturday.
State Senate candidate David Winkler tweeted footage of the gathering, which had first rallied in Bedminster, New Jersey, near the President Donald Trump&#8217;s golf club. Police kept people from congregating very close to the governor&#8217;s house, according to <a href="https://www.nj.com/news/2020/11/protestors-criticize-nj-covid-19-rules-near-murphys-house-after-rallying-for-trump-in-bedminster.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NJ.com</a>.
“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,” Winkler said.
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We are at Gov Murphys Street protesting hus unconstitutional Executive Orders &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopTheSteaI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopTheSteaI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://t.co/uh03mHuoo6">https://t.co/uh03mHuoo6</a>
&mdash; David Winkler (@Winklerfornj33) <a href="https://twitter.com/Winklerfornj33/status/1332773080377200640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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PATRIOTS ARE RISING!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/marchonmurphy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#marchonmurphy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/governormurphy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#governormurphy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/njrepublicans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#njrepublicans</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Winklerfornj33?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Winklerfornj33</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stopthesteal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#stopthesteal</a> <a href="https://t.co/QPqiKmvzU3">pic.twitter.com/QPqiKmvzU3</a>
&mdash; mrshatravka (@mrshatravka) <a href="https://twitter.com/mrshatravka/status/1332780489522941952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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At least 12 cop cars, including k9, just on this side of the road <a href="https://t.co/gK13IOoVOF">pic.twitter.com/gK13IOoVOF</a>
&mdash; Ben OSullivan (@MargerineMagpie) <a href="https://twitter.com/MargerineMagpie/status/1332795979595214848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The left are we really trying to paint a picture that a Black/Latino Conservative is racist for supporting the 1st amendment rights of the NJ people to speak out against Gov Murphy?&#8221; Winkler tweeted. &#8220;Where is the outrage for the unconstitutional emergency orders that are hurting our families?&#8221;
&#8220;The left is throwing darts at a wall to distract from the tyrannical behavior of our NJ Governor to distract from having to face the thousands of businesses &amp; families affected by the unconstitutional shutdowns. We The People are fed up,&#8221; Winkler continued.
&#8220;As a Black/Latino Conservative Leader I reject the use of Identity politics &amp; false race cards to attack the constitutional rights of those people at this Gov Murphy rally Slander/Defamation by liberal media will be met with Litigation that makes the Covington kid case look small,&#8221; he added.
As of Saturday, New Jersey reported another <a href="https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/11/nj-reports-3924-new-covid-19-cases-24-deaths-as-hospitalizations-increase.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3,924 cases of COVID-19 and 24 deaths from the virus</a>. More than 16,000 people in New Jersey have died from COVID-19 since March. There have been more than 330,000 confirmed cases of the virus during that time in New Jersey.
Murphy was recently accosted while he ate dinner with his family without wearing a mask.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-video-nj-gov-phil-murphy-confronted-at-restaurant-for-not-wearing-mask" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:
<blockquote>Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was accosted by angry residents while he ate dinner with his family until he put a mask on, according to footage that went viral Sunday.
“Oh my God, Murphy, you are such a d***,” one woman says in a video posted on social media. Murphy does not respond.
“You’re having fun with your family, in the meantime, you’re having all kind of other bulls*** going on…,” another woman says.
Murphy’s son then suggests the women might have had too much to drink and asks them to put their masks on, to which one of the women says, “You can go f*** yourself, how’s that? I don’t need a f***ing mask. You know why I don’t need a mask? Because there ain’t nothing f***ing wrong with me.”
When Murphy’s son points out how one of the women has a Trump phone case, he claims Trump likes his dad. “No, he doesn’t like your father,” the woman responds. Murphy then puts a mask on, and the women leave as one of them says, “You know what? You suck!”</blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-video-nj-gov-phil-murphy-confronted-at-restaurant-for-not-wearing-mask" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Viral Video: NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Confronted At Restaurant For Not Wearing Mask</a>

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Dozens Protest COVID-19 Lockdowns Outside NJ Gov. Phil Murphy’s House

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was accosted by angry residents while he ate dinner with his family until he put a mask on, according to footage that went viral Sunday.
&#8220;Oh my God, Murphy, you are such a d***,&#8221; one woman says in a video posted on social media. Murphy does not respond.
&#8220;You&#8217;re having fun with your family, in the meantime, you&#8217;re having all kind of other bulls*** going on&#8230;,&#8221; another woman says.
Murphy&#8217;s son then suggests the women might have had too much to drink and asks them to put their masks on, to which one of the women says, &#8220;You can go f*** yourself, how&#8217;s that? I don’t need a f***ing mask. You know why I don&#8217;t need a mask? Because there ain&#8217;t nothing f***ing wrong with me.&#8221;
When Murphy&#8217;s son points out how one of the women has a Trump phone case, he claims Trump likes his dad. &#8220;No, he doesn&#8217;t like your father,&#8221; the woman responds. Murphy then puts a mask on, and the women leave as one of them says, &#8220;You know what? You suck!&#8221;
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy confronted while having dinner with his maskless family.
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On Sunday, Murphy extended New Jersey&#8217;s March 9 public health emergency declaration for the ninth time, which offers him the authority to issue executive orders to combat COVID-19 as cases continue to spike.
“The state has experienced significant upticks in the rate of reported new cases across all counties, demonstrating the need for many of the state’s current measures to remain in place, both to reduce additional new infections and to save lives,” Murphy said in the order, as reported by <a href="https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/11/murphy-extends-njs-coronavirus-public-health-emergency.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NJ.com</a>.
Murphy said continuing the order will “ensure the state can swiftly respond to take all appropriate actions should the rate of reported new cases of COVID-19 in New Jersey, number of individuals being admitted to hospitals for COVID-19, or rate of reproduction for COVID-19 infections in New Jersey continue to increase.”
Some have described Murphy&#8217;s various lockdown orders as unconstitutional. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-nj-governor-confronted-on-violating-bill-of-rights-by-banning-religious-services-gives-viral-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> in April:
<blockquote>On Wednesday evening, Fox News host Tucker Carlson confronted New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy about his executive order banning religious services in the state during the coronavirus crisis, an order that resulted in 15 men being arrested for congregating at a synagogue earlier this month. The Democratic governor responded by defending his severe order and openly admitting that he “wasn’t thinking of the Bill of Rights when we did this.”
‘The Bill of Rights, as you well know, protects Americans’ rights — enshrines their right to practice their religion as they see fit and to congregate together to assemble peacefully,” Carlson reminded Gov. Murphy on his show Wednesday, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/tucker-carlson-phil-murphy-bill-of-rights">Fox News</a>. [&#8230;]</blockquote>
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<blockquote>“By what authority did you nullify the Bill of Rights in issuing this order?” Carlson asked Murphy. “How do you have the power to do that?”
“That’s above my pay grade, Tucker,” said the governor. “I wasn’t thinking of the Bill of Rights when we did this … we looked at all the data and the science and it says people have to stay away from each other. That is the best thing we can do to break the back of the curve of this virus, that leads to lower hospitalization and ultimately fatalities.”</blockquote>
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