# Ossoff calls Trump a ‘draft-dodging, crook president,’ escalating feud with White House

https://mins.news/en/item/25465

- CNN, 2026-08-18 20:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/politics/jon-ossoff-trump-kelly?Date=20260818&Profile=CNN

> Sen. Jon Ossoff appeared alongside Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly on Tuesday and launched a campaign-style broadside against Donald Trump, calling him a “draft-dodging, crook president.” The attack marks the latest episode in an escalating feud with the White House.

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