Nj gop candidate for governor, trump antagonist jack ciattarelli welcomes joe biden with open arms

NJ GOP Candidate for Governor, Trump Antagonist Jack Ciattarelli Welcomes Joe Biden with Open Arms

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It’s no secret in New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli, one of three people running for Governor as a Republican in the June 2021 primary election has no love for former President Donald J. Trump.  Ciattarelli once called Trump a “charlatan” that was “not fit to be president”.

Today, Ciattarelli is cashing in on his position as anti-Trump sentiment begins to weed out the New Jersey Republican Party Never Trumpers now doing a victory lap as Joe Biden takes office.  Ciattarelli begins the Biden administration kickoff with hope and excitement.

“I want to congratulate President Joe Biden on his inauguration and Vice-President Kamala Harris on her historic swearing-in today,” Ciattarelli said. “While there will be things we differ on over the next four years, I am confident we can find common ground on issues of great importance to New Jersey. First and foremost, it is time New Jersey taxpayers get a fair return on the tax dollars they send to Washington – a problem that has persisted for decades under previous Democratic and Republican Administrations. That means restoring the SALT deduction, funding the Gateway Project, upholding current prohibitions on offshore drilling, and building a new, expanded veterans’ clinic in South Jersey. With the excuses of the past four years no longer available, I call on Governor Murphy, the new Democratic Administration and Democrat-controlled Congress to deliver for New Jersey.”

 

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