President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Sunday evening with a targeted message to the Orthodox Jewish community � singling out Lakewood, New Jersey, by name and urging its residents to turn out �in huge numbers� for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli.

In the post, Trump praised Lakewood for delivering him �one of our biggest wins anywhere in the country� during the 2024 presidential race, noting that he had received �more than 90% of the vote� from the township�s heavily Orthodox population.

�I need ALL of my supporters in the Orthodox community in Lakewood and its surrounding towns to vote in HUGE numbers for Jack Ciattarelli,� Trump wrote. �Jack will be a GREAT Governor, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement � He will never let you down!�

The president�s post underscored just how closely national political figures are watching the Lakewood vote, as New Jersey�s gubernatorial race between Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill heads into its final stretch. Recent polls have shown the two candidates virtually tied, making turnout from high-voting blocs like Lakewood potentially decisive.

Trump�s direct appeal referenced yeshiva students and Orthodox families who supported him last year, portraying Ciattarelli as his natural successor in state politics. He said that Ciattarelli would �cut your taxes and tremendously reduce your out of control and ridiculous Energy costs,� while warning that Sherrill would �double, triple, and even quadruple your Energy and other costs.�

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