{"id":1056695,"date":"2025-10-24T17:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1056695"},"modified":"2025-10-24T17:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:59:09","slug":"trump-campaigns-for-100-maga-jack-ciattarelli-as-new-jerseyans-struggle-under-skyrocketing-utility-costs-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-campaigns-for-100-maga-jack-ciattarelli-as-new-jerseyans-struggle-under-skyrocketing-utility-costs-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Campaigns for \u201c100% MAGA\u201d Jack Ciattarelli as New Jerseyans Struggle Under Skyrocketing Utility Costs, Inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight, Donald Trump will <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/campaigns\/trump-ciattarelli-to-hold-telephone-rally-friday-night\/\">hold<\/a> a tele-rally for \u201c100% MAGA\u201d Jack Ciattarelli ahead of November\u2019s gubernatorial election \u2014 the same day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cgkzgrmvdrno\">new data<\/a> shows inflation rising to the highest level since Trump took office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Jack Ciattarelli wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikieSherrill\/status\/1973175199739813970\">raise taxes<\/a> on working families in New Jersey and continues to defend Trump\u2019s policies that are destroying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/biden-harris-administration-announces-progress-hudson-river-tunnel-project\">tens of thousands<\/a> of jobs in the Garden State and increasing costs and inflation, Mikie Sherrill remains focused on lowering costs, including by pledging to declare a <a href=\"https:\/\/mikiesherrill.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f1899c1a0d8e21a2f6dc70bf9&amp;id=f80cdb376f&amp;e=2f10c6c10c\">state of emergency on utility costs on Day One<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fact Check: <\/strong>Despite Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/factbase\/trump\/transcript\/donald-trump-speech-political-rally-wildwood-new-jersey-may-11-2024\/\">promise<\/a> to lower New Jersey\u2019s energy costs on \u201cDay One,\u201d Trump\u2019s Big Ugly Bill will make things even more expensive by raising New Jerseyans\u2019 energy bills by <a href=\"https:\/\/energyinnovation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/OBBBA-impacts-on-New-Jersey.pdf\">hundreds of dollars<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In response, <\/em><strong><em>DNC Deputy Communications Abhi Rahman released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJack Ciattarelli is clearly 100% for Trump, while Mikie Sherrill is 100% for New Jersey. His decision to campaign with the most unpopular president in modern history, at a time when costs are skyrocketing for New Jersey families under Trump\u2019s disastrous economic policies, is another sign of Jack\u2019s desperation. New Jerseyans deserve a governor like Mikie Sherrill, who will lower their costs on Day One and stand up for them, instead of a spineless loyalist who will rubber-stamp Trump\u2019s toxic agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, Donald Trump will hold a tele-rally for \u201c100% MAGA\u201d Jack Ciattarelli ahead of November\u2019s gubernatorial election \u2014 the same day new data shows inflation rising to the highest level since Trump took office.&nbsp; While Jack Ciattarelli wants to raise taxes on working families in New Jersey and continues to defend Trump\u2019s policies that are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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