Winder said he wouldn’t repeat much of what was said as the rally-goers stood in the heat and drivers passing by honked their horns in support of the rally, while others yelled their support for Trump.
Winder said he swore an oath to the Constitution, working at the State Department, the FBI and USAID.
“When I saw what happened at USAID, I understood the stakes here and we know it was just the first domino to fall,” Winder said about the administration decimating the office that provides aid around the world.
He called the actions by the administration unconstitutional, causing self-inflicted wounds. “It’s reckless and it’s hurting our country in so many ways.”
“Now’s not the time to take our foot off the gas pedal. It’s our time to go for it and make our voice heard …. This bill, it’s reckless and it’s harming working families. And if government is not working for working families, then it’s not working at all.”
Winder also took a shot at his opponent in the November election.
“Jeff Van Drew voted for it. Hundreds of legislators abandoned their job …. What I think is clear is that if you voted for this bill, your priority is one man in Washington, and billionaires at Mar-a-Lago, it’s not your constituents, who are your actual boss.
“It’s abandoning your oath and your responsibility. Van Drew is not so much a representative as he is a rubber stamp for the executive branch. He is a lobbyist for the Trump agenda. And I think South Jersey deserves so much better than what we’re getting right now,” he said.
