At a campaign rally in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday, Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff mocked Donald Trump's rosy predictions on Iran and tore into what he called the unprecedented corruption of the president's family. While Ossoff is running for re-election in November, he trained most of his fire on the president and vice-president, amid mounting speculation that the Democrat could launch a bid for his party's nomination for the presidency in 2028.
Ossoff began his remarks by making fun of the paltry turnout for an event headlined by JD Vance on Tuesday: 'I don't know if you saw, but JD Vance was in Georgia this week. Don't worry – no one showed up.' He then argued that Trump's decision to attack Iran would be paid for by young Americans deployed to the Middle East and cuts to services for their families back home.
'Did you hear what this man said two weeks ago?' the senator asked supporters, referring to Trump. 'Quote: “It's not possible,” the president said, “for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid or Medicare.” He said: “We can only afford to fund war.” Because draft-dodging Donald loves sending other people's children to war,' Ossoff said. The senator noted that the $200bn the White House requested to pay for the war on Iran would be enough to fund a decade of nationwide universal pre-kindergarten.
Ossoff also attacked the president and his family for using the White House to enrich themselves. 'Donald Trump depicted himself as Jesus Christ,' Ossoff said, referring to the AI image the White House defended and then removed from social media. 'The faithless president depicts himself as Christ while he plunges the nation into wars of choice, while he and his family rake in billions from foreign princes, while he plunders our healthcare to cut taxes for the rich.'
'Never before have we seen so little effort to hide so much corruption. The Mar-a-Lago mafia has taken American corruption to spectacular new heights,' Ossoff said, highlighting Jared Kushner's $2bn Saudi payroll and other family profiteering.
