Troy Jackson
Role at the time: Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Maine
Condemned
Statement summary
In a WABI interview, Troy Jackson called the Iran war "ridiculous," blamed it for rising fuel and grocery prices, and said Sen. Susan Collins should use her appropriations chairmanship to cut off funding for it.
“[Collins] likes to say how powerful she is. But then she kind of, you know, wipes her hands of the whole thing, saying, nothing I can do. Well, yeah, there's something you can do. I mean, you can shut off the money. And that is what she should do as chair of appropriations. If she doesn't agree with this Iran war.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Collins, Jackson response on Iran war authorization
WABI interviews with Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic nominee Troy Jackson on Iran war authorization, published September 2, 2026.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Jackson condemned the war itself as "ridiculous" and demanded Congress defund it, a clear opposition position.