NEW INTERVIEW: Jon Husted’s Courageous Defense Of Rich People
December 15, 2025
Columbus, Ohio — Jon Husted once again proved he prioritizes the ultra-wealthy over working Ohioans when he complained about people saying “rich people [are] selfish” as he attempted to justify his record of blocking ACA tax credit extensions and delivering tax breaks to the rich.
This comes after:
- Husted claimed the affordability crisis only exists in “blue states,” dismissing the pain Ohio families are feeling every day.
- Husted revealed he has no solutions to actually lower prices, suggesting that struggling Ohioans should just “earn more” to make ends meet.
- Husted voted for the ninth time against lowering health care costs, sending premiums soaring for more than half a million Ohioans.
Transcript:
Jon Husted: “People talk about rich people being selfish… No – I’ve not talked to any person that’s of means who said that they wouldn’t be willing to pay higher taxes if they knew it would be to balance the budget and eliminate the debt or buy down the debt, but what they don’t trust is that they’re going to get you’re going to get taxed more, and then it’s just going to be used to spend more, and it’s not going to solve the problem.”
Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:
“Jon Husted spent last week voting against lower health care costs and lecturing Ohioans to just make more money, and now he’s rushing to defend billionaires and his corporate donors. Ohio families deserve a Senator focused on making life more affordable for them — not someone obsessed with protecting his wealthy friends.”
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