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Resident urges Hunterdon County commissioners to denounce ‘dangerous rhetoric’ by state assemblyman
Summary
During public comment, Guy Citron of Tewksbury Township accused Assemblyman Eric Peterson of using divisive language at a March 23 Trenton rally and asked whether the county endorses Peterson’s statements; the board did not record a formal response at the meeting.
Guy Citron of Tewksbury Township used the board's final public‑comment period to urge county leaders to confront remarks he described as "dangerous rhetoric" made by Assemblyman Eric Peterson at a March 23 rally in Trenton.
Citron told commissioners that Peterson "framed being an American in terms of human hierarchy" and contrasted earlier arrivals with immigrants he described as from the "third world," language Citron said "divides people into those who belong and those who do not." He also accused Peterson of blaming immigrants for local problems and of repeating unfounded claims about voter fraud.
Citron asked three direct questions of the board: whether the commissioners agree with Peterson's framing of who is a "real" American; whether the board believes there was voter fraud in the recent gubernatorial election; and whether the board believes immigrants are to blame for issues such as affordability and health‑care access. The meeting transcript records Citron's questions, and no formal board response or action to censure or condemn was recorded in the meeting minutes available in the transcript.
Poole thanked the commenter; no commissioner announced a formal statement in response during the meeting. The issue remains in the public record through Citron's remarks, and commissioners or staff could address it later if they choose to make a public statement or place an item on a future agenda.
