Ossoff: Trump ‘signaling his plans to … attack the election’

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) warned that President Trump’s Thursday evening speech centered on election security indicates his administration’s aim to interfere in the upcoming midterms.

“I also heard a president clearly signaling his intent to attack these elections and to undermine voting rights,” Ossoff told MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell following the primetime address. “And you know it’s going to be right here in Georgia, the critical battleground state.”

Trump has specifically targeted the state of Georgia, alleging widespread voter fraud in the state. The president and several of his allies were the defendants in an election interference racketeering case in the state, which was later dismissed after Trump’s reelection in 2024.  

During his 20-minute speech, the president placed blame on the People’s Republic of China, which has denied the allegations, and Democratic-led states for........

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