Mikie Sherrill Vows to Fight Trump ‘Tooth and Nail’ at ‘No Kings’ Protest

New Jersey’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., attended a “No Kings” rally in Montclair, New Jersey, where she vowed to fight President Donald Trump’s agenda “tooth and nail.”

“We know that at every level, this president is increasing costs for people,” Sherrill told the crowd.

She later added: “We have a guy in Washington, D.C., who thinks he’s going to reap all the benefits of being in charge. We’re going to fight him. We’re going to fight him tooth and nail.”

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A man dressed as former U.S. President George Washington displays a sign during a “No Kings” protest against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump in Boston, Massachusetts, October 18, 2025. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

The New Jersey Democrat has received support from several prominent members of her party, including former President Barack Obama, current New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, Sen. Cory Booker, DN.J., and Sen. Andy Kim, DN.J.

Earlier Saturday, Sherrill was joined at a rally by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., who have both criticized the Trump administration and Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Jack Ciattarelli.

“We are facing a president who thinks he can just barge into any American state, including ours, and do whatever he wants,” Gottheimer said before adding that Sherrill would “stand up to Donald Trump and fight for us.”

Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill has vowed to fight President Donald Trump “tooth and nail” if elected. (Jeenah Moon/Reuters; Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Whitmer also took aim at the Trump administration and Ciattarelli, saying the Republican gubernatorial nominee “doesn’t care about actually getting the job done.” The Michigan governor added that, if elected, Ciattarelli would “take his orders from the people of Washington, D.C.”

“During the last debate, he said he agreed with everything the administration did. It’s like you all agreed that someone from Philadelphia makes a better Taylor ham and cheese,” Whitmer joked, invoking the Garden State’s iconic sandwich.

Sherrill then accused Trump “of participating in a global extortion racket that the president is operating so he can put billions of dollars in cryptocurrency in his own pocket.”

Additionally, the New Jersey Democrat suggested that Americans were better off under former President Joe Biden, saying that last year employers were looking to expand the workforce and now workers are struggling to find jobs.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., is seen during a news conference on a Signal messaging chat used by Trump administration officials at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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With just 17 days until the election, the polls in New Jersey are tightening. A Fox News poll conducted October 10-14 placed Sherrill at 50% of likely voters, and Ciattarelli at 45%. Sherrill’s five-point advantage was down from the eight-point lead she had in Fox News’ September New Jersey survey.

Paul Steinhauser of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.