In heated Georgia Senate debate, Jon Ossoff says he won’t run for president in 2028

Sen. Jon Ossoff said Tuesday night during a debate that he will not run for president in 2028.

The Democratic senator from Georgia made the statement in response to a question while facing off against his Republican challenger, Rep. Mike Collins. Ossoff is seeking a second six-year term in Georgia and said he would serve the full term.

“I have zero interest in running for president,” Ossoff said when asked directly by one of the moderators. “I’m not running for president. I’m running for re-election to the Senate.”

Ossoff has been regularly discussed as a potential Democratic contender in 2028. If he won the presidency, he would have to give up his Senate seat, something he stressed Tuesday night that he would not do.

After the brief remark, Ossoff quickly transitioned to pressing Collins on why he has supported President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a main focus of both his campaign and a debate held between the two last week. Tuesday was the second debate in the nationally watched Georgia Senate race, this one organized by the Atlanta Press Club.

Collins quipped that Ossoff was actually trying to run for president and will be “your DSA candidate,” a reference to the…

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