New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill is floating a new way to push back against President Donald Trump ‘s administration.

While speaking with comedian and New Jersey native Jon Stewart earlier this week, Sherrill called the idea of the state withholding federal tax dollars a “good idea,” adding, “I think about that all the time.”

“I talk often about clawing back federal money,” Sherrill said during an interview on “The Weekly Show” podcast released Friday. “I mean the easiest place to start with that is in the courts.”

Sherrill didn’t elaborate on what that would entail or how New Jersey could withhold federal funds. Still, the comments suggest she’s prepared to use her governorship to challenge Trump directly.

A four-term Democratic congresswoman, Sherrill resigned from her se

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