{"id":691616,"date":"2026-10-23T15:56:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=691616"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:56:40","slug":"i-am-fking-getting-you-nj-mayor-under-fire-for-charging-vocal-critic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=691616","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I am f**king getting you!\u2019 NJ mayor under fire for charging vocal critic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Republican mayor in New Jersey \u2014 yes, they do exist \u2014 admitted that he \u201csnapped\u201d during a recent town meeting, after getting into it with an attendee who he said made inappropriate comments about his wife and daughter.<\/p>\n

Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini is feeling the heat after charging at the man, a vocal critic identified as Michael Sawka.<\/p>\n

The incident was caught on video, and Bianchini can be seen charging at Sawka, who denies that he said anything about the mayor\u2019s family. Others at the meeting intervened before the mayor reached Sawka.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am f*cking getting you!\u201d Bianchini can be heard yelling at Sawka, who appears to have flipped the mayor the bird in response.<\/p>\n

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Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini, as seen in video shot by a reporter with the Pine Barrens Tribune, charged a vocal critic at last night\u2019s council meeting in a moment that is already making significant waves as it is simply unprecedented in local and regional politics.<\/p>\n

The mayor had to be held back by a former police chief who was the township\u2019s director of Community Development that he had fired just two weeks ago, and was further restrained and removed from the room by an ex-cop who is now a councilman, but not before the mayor told the resident, \u201cI am getting you \u2013 I am fu***** getting you!\u201d<\/p>\n

The resident then demanded the mayor\u2019s immediate arrest (which did not appear to occur). Ultimately, all of those involved in the altercation were asked to leave the meeting. We will have coverage in this weekend\u2019s paper of what led up to this and the reaction to the incident.<\/p>\n

Viewer discretion is advised. Credit Ryan Elmore\/Pine Barrens Tribune #NJ #News #Pines #BurlCo<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pine Barrens Tribune (@PineBarrensNews) October 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As for the allegation leveled by the mayor, the Pine Barrens Tribune reported that Sawka made a hand gesture towards a woman in the back of the room that \u201cwas interpreted by some as a hostile gesture, by others as a suggestion they should leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI should not have said that,\u201d Bianchini told ABC affiliate WPVI. \u201cThat was wrong. It was in the heat of the moment. I\u2019m not gonna get anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWas it wrong? Absolutely. Was it justified? Absolutely,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd I would do it again if I had to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sawka, who can be heard saying in the video that the mayor threatened him, countered by saying the mayor needs to step down and face charges.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to see Mr. Bianchini resign as soon as possible and sign something that he will never be involved in any politics again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a quick sampling of responses to the story:<\/p>\n

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A mayor charging at the people he works for should be gone by Monday. \u201cI just snapped\u201d isn\u2019t an apology, it\u2019s an admission.<\/p>\n

\u2014 ThePatriot (@ThePatriotTea) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The article says \u201cThe Pemberton Township Democratic Club responded to the confrontation by saying the township deserves leaders who can \u201cstay composed and professional\u201d\u201d.
\nSame can be said of residents that attend these meetings. The man in the striped shirt is an agitator.<\/p>\n

\u2014 lindaf3 (@lindaf35) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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If that\u2019s true and the civilian brought the mayors wife and daughter into it! The civilian crossed a line , and they should have let the Mayor tune him up. I learned as a child that getting that azz tuned up solves a lot of issues.<\/p>\n

\u2014 JasonM Sirois (@jasonm_sirois) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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What would the criminal charge be? He had yet to commit an act based on the video\u2026 What did I miss here? He looked like he was on his way, but didn\u2019t\u2026<\/p>\n

While the snapped line isn\u2019t working, I don\u2019t much like seeing \u201ccriminal charges\u201d before crimes are committed. I\u2019d like to\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 All Things Heroik (@getheroik) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This white on white violence needs to end<\/p>\n

\u2014 Product Of Black History \"\u270a\ud83c\udffe\"\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" (@BlackIshgvm) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A Republican mayor in New Jersey \u2014 yes, they do exist \u2014 admitted that he \u201csnapped\u201d during a recent town meeting, after getting into it with an attendee who he said made inappropriate comments about his wife and daughter. Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini is feeling the heat after charging at the man, a vocal… Continue reading \u2018I am f**king getting you!\u2019 NJ mayor under fire for charging vocal critic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-691616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=691616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=691616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=691616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=691616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}