Trump Rage Tweets Against Georgia Dem Jon Ossoff

Jon Ossoff

By Daniel J. Solomon April 17, 2017

President Trump waded into a tight House race in Georgia on Monday, tweeting an attack against the upstart Democratic candidate, Jon Ossoff.

The super Liberal Democrat in the Georgia Congressioal race tomorrow wants to protect criminals, allow illegal immigration and raise taxes!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017

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The election to replace former Rep. Tom Price, now the Trump White House’s Secretary for Health and Human Services, will take place tomorrow, pitting Ossoff against a divided field of Republicans.

The district is historically red, but due to the president’s sagging approval ratings and the presence of multiple conservatives in the race, Ossoff could pull an upset. The liberal hopeful will have to contest a runoff if he fails to break 50 percent in tomorrow’s initial round.

Born to a Jewish family in Atlanta, Ossoff was educated at Georgetown and then the London School of Economics. He’s a former Capitol Hill staffer, and has produced a documentary about the Islamic State’s atrocities in Iraq.

Contact Daniel J. Solomon at [email protected] or on Twitter @DanielJSolomon

Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.

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