Republican Justin Bernier, who is running for Congress in the 5th District that touches the New York and Massachusetts borders, is ripping the state Capitol Police for blocking the flying of the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag in Hartford.
“The authorities are dead wrong to bow to political pressure from members of the legislature and deny a legitimate request to fly the Gadsden flag over the Capitol,” said Bernier, who served in the war in Afghanistan. “Connecticut citizens have good reason to be upset when the flags of foreign countries are allowed to fly over the statehouse, but not a flag associated with our nation’s founding and with the United States Marine Corps. This is more proof that the political class in Hartford is completely out of touch with the rest of us.”
Bernier is seeking the Republican nomination at the party’s convention on May 21 in Hartford for the right to battle against incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy in November.