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Videos Show Convoy Of Trump Supporters Blocking Parkway Traffic

Police say a convoy of vehicles carrying supporters of President Trump was blocking traffic on the Garden State Parkway on Sunday.

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FILE-This Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 file photo shows supporters of President Donald Trump attending a rally and car parade in Clackamas, Ore.
FILE-This Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 file photo shows supporters of President Donald Trump attending a rally and car parade in Clackamas, Ore. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein, File)

HOLMDEL – Police say a convoy of vehicles carrying supporters of President Trump was blocking traffic on the Garden State Parkway on Sunday.

Videos on social media showed the vehicles parked in the parkway's express lanes and also on the grassy shoulders.

People waved Trump flags as one person can be heard saying: "We shut it down, baby. We shut it down."

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Many of the people were also honking their vehicle horns.

The State Police said they planned to provide more information later on Sunday, only saying that the situation took place in the Holmdel area.

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