The Guardian | April 18, 2026
“At a campaign rally in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday, the Democratic senator Jon Ossoff mocked Donald Trump’s rosy predictions on Iran and tore into what he called the unprecedented corruption of the president’s family, amid mounting speculation that the Democrat could launch a bid for his party’s nomination for the presidency in 2028.
‘Did you hear what this man said two weeks ago?’ the senator asked supporters. ‘Quote: “It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid or Medicare.” He said: “We can only afford to fund war.”’
‘Because draft-dodging Donald loves sending other people’s children to war,’ Ossoff said. The senator noted that the $200bn the White House requested to pay for the war on Iran would be enough to ‘fund a decade, ten full years of nationwide, universal pre-kindergarten. Instead? A war no one voted for and no one can explain.’”