Overview
- At a large Atlanta rally on May 31, Sen. Jon Ossoff sharply attacked President Trump as a “failed president” and cast the 2026 midterms as a referendum on Trump-era policies.
- Ossoff singled out Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley as “Trump puppets,” saying he will defeat whoever wins the Republican runoff and tying both to Trump’s influence.
- Democratic unity was on display as Ossoff campaigned with gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms to present a coordinated message and claim an early advantage.
- The Office of Congressional Conduct has referred an inquiry into Collins’ hiring practices to the House Ethics Committee, a development Republicans have used against him in the June 16 runoff fight.
- Ossoff’s race is nationally consequential because he is the only Senate Democrat up for reelection in a state President Trump carried in 2024, making turnout and mobilization in Georgia critical for control of the Senate.