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US senator Jon Ossoff condemns Trump as ‘draft-dodging, crook president’
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff sharply criticized former President Donald Trump, calling him a “draft-dodging, crook president” during a campaign event in Georgia, while defending Senator Mark Kelly as a hero.
- Ossoff condemned Trump for attempting to imprison Kelly, a former Navy captain, who was targeted by Trump after Kelly and other Democrats released a video opposing illegal military orders.
- The feud escalated after Trump called for the arrest of Kelly and other lawmakers, accusing them of “seditious behavior, punishable by death.”
- Ossoff also criticized Trump’s handling of the US-Israel conflict, accusing him of neglecting presidential duties while engaging in leisure activities.
- The White House responded by mocking Ossoff, with Trump nicknaming him “Pee-wee Herman” and the White House communications director labeling him a “radical, extremist Democrat.”
