NEWARK, New Jersey — Minutes after getting sworn in as governor of the Garden State, Democrat Mikie Sherrill tore into President Trump in a divisive inauguration speech — accusing him of “illegally usurping power.”
Sherrill, who focused much of her 2025 gubernatorial campaign as a referendum on the president, boasted that she would soon battle Trump on many fronts, particularly on his deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“This election proved that the people of New Jersey recognize the parallels,” the new governor declared, after touting New Jersey’s role in the Revolutionary War.
“We see a president illegally usurping power,” she boomed.
“He has unconstitutionally enacted a tariff regime to make billions for himself and his family, while everyone else sees costs go higher and higher.
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