US Senator Jon Ossoff publicly denounced President Donald Trump as a "draft-dodging, crook president" during campaign appearances in Georgia. The attack is part of an escalating public feud between the two men. According to the article, this marks at least the second time Ossoff has criticized Trump's handling of the US-Israel war on Iran, with him calling it "fruitless". The White House responded swiftly, with President Trump and his communications director labeling Ossoff as a radical extremist.
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Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff appeared alongside Senator Mark Kelly and his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, at a campaign event in Georgia. Ossoff criticized President Donald Trump, calling him a "draft-dodging, crook president" who has gotten the country into a war without a plan to win or end it. This was in response to Trump's previous comments on Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers, including attacks and accusations of "seditious behavior." Ossoff defended Kelly as an "American hero," referencing his experience as a former Navy captain. The event has received attention online for Ossoff's sharp criticism of Trump.
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The Democratic senator Jon Ossoff called Donald Trump a “draft-dodging, crook president” while defending the senator Mark Kelly as a hero during a Tuesday campaign appearance in Georgia, escalating his public feud with the US president.
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senator → call → president
“I don’t think anything illustrates the times more aptly than that the draft-dodging, crook president, who has plunged our nation recklessly into a war he knows not how to end or to win, tried to imprison this man, who embodies American heroism,” Ossoff said while appearing alongside Kelly and his wife, the former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
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Ossoff → think → Kelly
Kelly, a former navy captain, and five other Democratic lawmakers were attacked by Trump last year after they released a social media video saying troops are not required to carry out illegal commands.
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troops → attack → commands
Trump called for the lawmakers’ arrests, accusing them of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
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Trump → call → DEATH
Ossoff, who is currently running for re-election to his Senate seat in Georgia and is widely speculated to be eyeing a 2028 presidential run, has received viral attention on social media for his sharp criticism of Trump.
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who → run → Trump
On Sunday, during a campaign appearance in Atlanta, Ossoff similarly attacked Trump’s handling of the US-Israel war on Iran.
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Ossoff → attack → Iran
“While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings,” Ossoff said.
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Ossoff → fight → meetings
“He golfs and trades stocks.
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He → golf → stocks
See, he doesn’t want to do the job.
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he → see → job
He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the amir of Qatar.”
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He → want → Qatar
Ossoff appears to have been referring to Natalie Harp, Trump’s executive assistant, who has drawn scrutiny for her closeness to the US president.
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who → appear → president
The White House quickly criticized Ossoff on Monday, with the president calling him “Pee-wee Herman” and the White House communications director, Steven Cheung, writing on social media that Ossoff is “a radical, extremist Dumocrat”.
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Ossoff → criticize → media
