Tom Kean Jr. Breaks With Trump on 3 New Jersey Issues as 7th District Race Tightens
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 28
Tom Kean Jr. Breaks With Trump on 3 New Jersey Issues as 7th District Race Tightens
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 28
Summary
Tom Kean Jr. used a New Jersey debate to distance himself from President Trump, vowing to fight any bid to cut funding for the Hudson River rail tunnel.
Kean also clearly opposed the administration's plan to turn a Roxbury warehouse into an ICE detention center, marking his sharpest break yet on a local issue.
On national issues, he stayed aligned with Trump, backing the president's Iran policy and tariffs and arguing the duties would lower consumer costs.
New Jersey's 7th District has flipped three times since 2018, making Kean's seat a top Democratic target as Rebecca Bennett attacks his long record of loyalty to an unpopular president.