In a July 18 speech, Jon Ossoff highlighted the rise in corruption under Donald Trump. The Georgia senator reminded Atlanta voters that Democrats need to win in overwhelming numbers in the 2026 midterm elections.
Earlier this week, Ossoff made international headlines as he questioned Jay Clayton, Trump’s choice for the Director of National Intelligence. The Trump loyalist Clayton refused to answer whether Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
The Georgia senator said:
“We have to win so decisively. We have to rebuke these abuses so clearly that no president for centuries will dare commit such brazen abuse and corruption.”
Acyn reported on Ossoff’s speech. Please watch the video or read the transcript below:
Transcript from the Ossoff Atlanta Speech on July 18
OSSOFF: I don’t know if you saw, but I had the opportunity to question the president’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence.
And I asked Mr. Clayton, the nominee, a very simple question. I asked him who had won the 2020 presidential election.
He was unable—he was unwilling—to answer that question truthfully under oath.
Because it’s like an initiation, right? It’s like the cost of admission to Donald Trump’s inner circle is that you must prove you are willing to lie to Congress.