A billboard referring to Republican President Donald Trump as “Our Leader The Idiot” is making waves in a New Jersey town.
The billboard has been up since last week in Union Township, a town of roughly 60,000 people about 12 miles (19 kilometers) west of New York City.
Under the title it reads, “a new film— coming soon!”
New York-based activist Neil Harrison told News12 New Jersey that he’s paying for the billboard to promote the documentary film he’s producing.
Township spokeswoman Natalie Pineiro said Tuesday that people began noticing the billboard late last week and that she returned to work on Monday to find “dozens” of voicemails from residents. Pineiro said there were more than 100 comments on the town’s Facebook page.
The response has been “overwhelmingly negative,” Pineiro said. She added that she wasn’t sure how long the billboard was expected to stay up.
OutFront Media, the company that rents space on the billboard, didn’t immediately return a message on Tuesday.
Pineiro said township officials felt it necessary to send out a tweet explaining that since the billboard is privately owned, the township has no role in approving what is placed there. The tweet called the billboard “potentially offensive.”
(AP)
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Paintball it ,then year it down.
Contact the company here:
https://www.outfrontmedia.com/whereweare/markets/pages/new-jersey.aspx
I for one will stop buying anything advertised on their other billbaords if they dont take this disgraceful billboard down.
To votekosher
For millions of people this is the only billboard they trust for writhing the truth.
I would’ve included lying draft dodging degenerate adulterer, this is tame.
Why do people dislike the 1st Amendment ? This is capitalism folks, do you dislike capitalism?
What a messed up world. No morals no respect democratically elected president. You don’t have to like him but you could act like a human being I’m not a sore loser. How funny it is as they do this to a guy like Trump and they let a guy like Obama do whatever he wants
Trump supporters do not care if the billboard is privatly owned. They do not respect the free market and private enterprise. They support censorship of all speech that is critical of their dear leader.
Thanks for the contact info. Will contact them to thank them for encouraging free speech in our democracy.
Yeah Good Jew
They act towards him like they act towards Netanyahu here
But to tell u the truth I think the media etc have finally realized that the people are sick of all that junk!!!
Good Luck to y’all
Can u imagine what would have happened if someone had written that about Obummer? Racist, racist, blah blah blah. Then there would be no free speech. Because that’s racist. But to insult Trump is free speech. Frankly what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.; And they are pretty goosey!
It’s called high treason where I come from or morid be malchus
Like him or not he has taken the Dow from 18000 to 25000
He has brought Kim Jong Un to the table, maybe averting a world war
He has had the guts to stand-up to Iran and others, tough political moves, which no-one other president has ever made he is courageous.
Can’t be all plain sailing
Kol hascholos koshos
Good Jew, have you ever listened to the way your president talks???