Sixty Days In, Jon Husted Still Backs Endless Middle East War Sending Prices Skyrocketing

Sixty Days In, Jon Husted Still Backs Endless Middle East War Sending Prices Skyrocketing

May 1, 2026

Husted has voted five times to back expensive and unnecessary war

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COLUMBUS, OHIO - Today marks 60 days of war in the Middle East that Jon Husted continues to fully support. Despite prices soaring for Ohio families, Husted has voted five times over the last two months to back the expensive and unnecessary foreign intervention.

Because of the Husted-backed war, Ohioans are being hit by soaring gas prices, and farmers are getting crushed by rising diesel and fertilizer costs, which will raise the price of groceries. But Husted has no problem sending more money overseas while costs skyrocket at home. Husted has said he thinks the war is "good news for the global economy" and going "much better than anyone thought it would."

Husted also continues to insult struggling Ohioans as "not very experienced at navigating the real world" and consistently dismisses the mounting affordability crisis by telling Ohioans to fix their "work ethic" and to simply "earn more" money to make ends meet.

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

"For 60 days, Jon Husted has backed another endless war in the Middle East while Ohio families and farmers pay more for everything. It's clear that Jon Husted has no interest in lowering costs - just sending more money for war overseas while lecturing hardworking Ohioans to simply earn more."

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