Ossoff calls out Trump's 'obsession' with 2020 election ahead of speech
Source: USA Today
July 14, 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET
Georgia is in the middle of a tight and highly contested midterm election season, with two major races at the top of the ticket. And President Trump is watching closely. Political outsider Rick Jackson is taking on former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the race for governor after the Trump-endorsed candidate, Burt Jones, lost the Republican runoff. Jackson still aligned himself with the president, and Donald Trump Jr. sang the business owner's praises in the days before he clinched the runoff. But the White House is likely more interested in the race for Senate.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff is running against MAGA-backed, election denier Rep. Mike Collins for Georgia's second senate seat. The other seat is held by Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock, who is not up for reelection this cycle. The race could ultimately decide control of the Senate, and Georgia has been at the center of Trump's renewed push of the 2020 election fraud conspiracy as Warnock accused the president of laying a "pretext to interfere" in the results of November's midterms.
Trump to address the nation Thursday
In a post on Truth Social Monday, Trump said he will be "making a Speech to the Nation" on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. Trump did not disclose what the speech would be about in his post. However, many have speculated the address will reignite election fraud claims.
Ossoff says Trump has Georgia election "obsession"
Throughout his election campaign, Ossoff has accused Trump of peddling an election lie, one that has been echoed by his opponent, Collins, during his campaign. As recently as June, Collins stated he believed Trump won the 2020 election in an interview with CNN. In response to reporting from MS Now and the Washington Reporter that Trump's speech could be about election fraud and target Georgia's two Senate seats, Ossoff said this renewed "obsession" with Georgia elections stems from Trump's anger toward Black voters who turned against him.
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