Sixty Days In, Jon Husted is Still Signing Off on Trump's War

Today marks 60 days since President Trump launched an unauthorized war against Iran without a single vote from Congress. Under the War Powers Act, today’s deadline triggers a legal obligation: authorize the war or end it. But Jon Husted is failing to act.

Since Trump launched the war on February 28, Husted has voted five times against war powers resolutions that would have reined in the president’s authority. The war has already cost American taxpayers at least $25 billion.

Gas prices jumped nearly 27 cents in a single week as the conflict continues to threaten the Strait of Hormuz. Grocery prices are climbing as the war drives up fuel and fertilizer costs. In Ohio, where some parts are paying nearly $5 per gallon of gas, the price of Trump’s fuel surge is costing families.

“Jon Husted has voted five times to keep Trump’s war going while Ohioans pay nearly $5 a gallon for fuel and lose their health care,” said Senate Majority PAC spokesperson Christyna Thompson. “He didn’t miss a vote when it came to rubber-stamping Trump’s agenda, but he’s missing in action for Ohio. Ohioans are going to remember that in November.”

The war isn’t the only place Husted serves as a yes-man for Trump’s agenda. Last June, he voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill, the largest cut to Medicaid and health funding in American history, to fund tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans. Nearly 356,000 Ohioans are at risk of losing Medicaid access because of Husted’s vote.