{"id":2414410,"date":"2025-03-23T12:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T16:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-ossoff-launches-reelection-bid-with-target-on-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T12:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T16:49:01","slug":"jon-ossoff-launches-reelection-bid-with-target-on-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-ossoff-launches-reelection-bid-with-target-on-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Ossoff launches reelection bid with target on Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjon-ossoff-launches-reelection-bid-with-target-on-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jon Ossoff launches reelection bid with target on Trump: &lsquo;Bow to no king&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2062838\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-ossoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jon Ossoff\">Jon Ossoff<\/a> (D-GA) began his reelection campaign this weekend by attacking President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-ossoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Though Ossoff didn&rsquo;t explicitly say his Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Atlanta<\/a> event was his election launch, others, including Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), made it clear that Ossoff&rsquo;s team was focused on 2026. Speaking to a crowd of 2,000 supporters, Ossoff painted Trump as a tyrant who was out of touch with ordinary people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3356321\/schumer-rejects-calls-step-down-leader-senate-biden-comparisons\/\">Schumer rejects calls to step down and dismisses Biden comparisons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3355315\/republican-senator-primary-threat-maga-bill-cassidy-john-cornyn\/\">Republican senators under primary threat make public moves to get in MAGA&#8217;s good graces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3355085\/adam-schiff-democrats-action-jimmy-kimmel-live\/\">Adam Schiff says Democrats need to show they can get &#8216;s*** done&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Georgia will bow to no king!&rdquo; he declared, also alleging Trump was &ldquo;trying to poison our democracy with fear and intimidation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Atlanta, this is not a drill. Atlanta, this is not a bad dream,&rdquo; Ossoff said. &ldquo;As citizens, this is the test of our lifetime. So tell me, Atlanta, are you ready to fight?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia senator spoke to the current moment, urging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> to keep up their fight against Trump.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during a Rally for our Republic gathering, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo\/Mike Stewart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe right now you feel surrounded by darkness. You might be a little numb. You might be wondering if there&rsquo;s a way out,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But Atlanta, we don&rsquo;t have the luxury of despair.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia senator also pointed blame at corruption in politics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is why things don&rsquo;t work for ordinary people,&rdquo; Ossoff continued. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not because of trans kids or woke college students or because our new archenemy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canada<\/a>. The corruption is why you pay a fortune for prescriptions. The corruption is why your insurance claim keeps getting denied. The corruption is why hedge funds get to buy up all the houses in your neighborhood.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ossoff is an uncommon Democratic senator in a state carried by Trump in the 2024 election. Trump won the state by two percentage points in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3321425\/georgia-jewish-leaders-turn-away-jon-ossoff-want-brian-kemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"GEORGIA JEWISH LEADERS TURN AWAY FROM JON OSSOFF, URGE BRIAN KEMP TO RUN FOR SENATE\">GEORGIA JEWISH LEADERS TURN AWAY FROM JON OSSOFF, URGE BRIAN KEMP TO RUN FOR SENATE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Democrat is considered one of the most vulnerable in the country. Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) has been floated as a likely candidate. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA), Rich McCormick (R-GA), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Mike Collins (R-GA), and Insurance Commissioner John King have also been considered as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Ossoff narrowly defeated then-incumbent Sen. David Perdue in 2021. 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