Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) suggested that the recent FBI raid of one of Georgia’s election facilities in Fulton County “should have people across the country absolutely shook.”
Ossoff appeared on MS Now’s The Briefing with Jen Psaki on Wednesday hours after the raid took place. This raid came days after President Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during which he promised that “people will soon be prosecuted for what they did” during the 2020 election, which he repeatedly said was “rigged.”
“This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal,” Ossoff said on Wednesday. “And here’s the thing: This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. [Trump] tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020. We have to be prepared for all kinds of schemes and shenanigans. We have to be prepared for him to try to deprive people of their voting rights.”
The FBI’s Atlanta office executed a warrant to seize all physical ballots from Fulton County’s 2020 general election, including absentee, early voting, provisional, emergency, duplicated, and damaged ballots, as well as ballot envelopes. Ossoff was not on the ballot that cycle, as he won a runoff election in early 2021 alongside Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
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As the midterm elections approach, Ossof is facing his first reelection. According to Ossoff, the Georgia Senate race will be “the most competitive United States Senate race in the country” in 2026. Ossoff implied his reelection would “help us fight the good fight and make sure that the people can speak,” pointing viewers to his campaign website.
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) is the GOP front-runner to challenge Ossoff, according to recent surveys. Collins has tied or slightly trailed Ossoff by an average of just over two points in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) is losing in the polls by slightly more, an average of 3.5 points, and former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley is trailing by roughly six points.