Trump Supporters Block Traffic In New Jersey And New York With MAGA Caravan

Trump supporters in New Jersey and New York blocked traffic in two different demonstrations over the weekend for no apparent reason other than to show that they could.

Several hundred vehicles sporting pro-Trump flags and other paraphernalia drove north on the Garden State Parkway between 10am and 2pm on Sunday, causing traffic jams as they repeatedly slowed down, weaved in and out of traffic, and even parked their cars in the middle of the parkway.

A similar scenario happened shortly after in New York, with around 300 pro-Trump “protestors” disrupting the flow of traffic on the Mario Cuomo Bridge. That demonstration was reportedly cut short by state troopers who urged the cars to keep moving.

These incidents occurred on the heels of Trump supporters in Texas creating a dangerous atmosphere as they attempted to run members of Joe Biden’s campaign out of the state last week, using a similar pro-Trump caravan to surround and harass a Biden campaign bus.

President Trump expressed his support for his fans in Texas, insisting that they were “patriots” who “did nothing wrong,” despite video footage showing one truck from the MAGA convoy purposely ramming into a Biden staffer’s car as they tailed the bus.

The incidents in the tri-state area, while not as blatantly hostile to their leader’s political rival, were still concerning to many who watched the footage.

Deliberately causing traffic jams in New Jersey, as Trump supporting caravans are doing today, has, shall we say, a fairly well known history of sparking political backlash.

— Sam Stein (@samstein) November 1, 2020

If there’s anything folks here in New Jersey love, it’s assholes slowing down traffic on the Garden State.

Brilliant work here. Definitely going to win people over. https://t.co/ej9V6vUxkn

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 1, 2020

Plenty of folks expressed frustration that the police did little to stop the demonstration and certainly made no arrests — despite what appears to be repeated breaking of traffic laws — when Black Lives Matter protestors were unquestionably treated differently.

Last May and June, demonstrators in NYC were repeatedly penned, pepper sprayed and arrested for blocking streets late at night without much traffic. But you block major bridges and highways midday and no arrests, no towing of cars, nada? https://t.co/z91KCIBTLT

— Michael Powell (@powellnyt) November 2, 2020

And some expressed concern that the demonstration in New York was actually to stop people from getting to the polls on the state’s final day of early voting.

Not surprisingly, there was no comment from New York State Troopers or New Jersey troopers. You’d think if there were some arrests we would hear about them, but no…this ain’t no BLM protest. https://t.co/qSiRXwY35N

— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) November 2, 2020

This isn’t just intimidation – this is voter disenfranchisement! They stole the vote from people who couldn’t make it to the polls!

— Harlow (@AngryInAGoodWay) November 2, 2020

FFS …Isn’t this illegal ?????

— ApothecaryJeri KHive #Biden/Harris2020 (@ApothecaryJeri) November 2, 2020

“The New York State Police should be working to identify these individuals and charging them,” State Senator David Carlucci told The New York Times. “We all have the right to show support for a presidential candidate, but we do not have the right to endanger others and break the law.”