New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has called on the Trump administration to explain what it has achieved through the war with Iran, arguing that the conflict’s objectives have repeatedly shifted.
“The administration’s objectives have shifted repeatedly. The costs have soared. And we all deserve a clear explanation of what the Trump Administration thinks it is actually achieving to make America safer,” Sherrill wrote on social media.
The Democratic governor said Trump had offered varying justifications for the conflict, including eliminating Iran’s missile programme, ending its nuclear programme, pursuing regime change and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
“To date, he has accomplished none of these goals,” Sherrill wrote, noting that commercial traffic had been moving through the waterway before the war began.
For nine years, I served in the United States Navy. For another six, I served on the House Armed Services Committee in Congress, overseeing America’s military and national security strategy. As both a veteran and a policymaker, I’m deeply troubled by Donald Trump’s handling of…
— Governor Mikie Sherrill (@GovSherrillNJ) June 28, 2026
