UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Even the commute is getting hyper-partisan is one of North Jersey’s inner-ring NYC suburban outposts.
The billboard (see below) is reportedly financed by an activist from the Bronx, New York as part of a documentary project.
As of this writing, a Facebook post by Union Township’s government disclaiming responsibility for the privately-orchestrated billboard had received 443 comments, many of them angry:
Anti-Trump billboard erected in New Jersey: "Our leader the idiot" https://t.co/gaZpA3x1wx pic.twitter.com/Yr9SVhxBrd
— The Hill (@thehill) August 23, 2018
Union Township is heavily Democratic, but it is split between the 7th and 10th Congressional Districts.
NJ-07 is a key House battleground this year, where incumbent Leonard Lance, a Republican and frequent Trump critic, is fighting to hold off former Obama Administration official Tom Malinowksi.
Union is also a short 30 minute hop away from President Trump’s Bedminster golf course where he regularly spends summer weekends and some holidays.
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