"Answer the question, Mr. Vought … I don't want to hear about the Biden administration. You're here on behalf of the Trump administration" — Jon Ossoff *was not* putting up with Russ Vought's bullshit pic.twitter.com/oMC04Up7FF
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 25, 2025
“Answer the question, Mr. Vought … I don’t want to hear about the Biden administration. You’re here on behalf of the Trump administration”
During a Senate appropriations hearing, Ossoff focused on the administration’s efforts to slash the budget of the Georgia-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by about 50% as well as the agency losing about one-quarter of its workforce.
Vought was testifying on Trump’s request to slash about $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, part of a package that looks to codify cuts proposed by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency…
Ossoff used the hearing to ask Vought about the administration’s “mistakes” such as attempts to rehire employees fired from their federal government jobs.
Vought — who looked to dodge Ossoff’s questions by suggesting he contact federal agency heads instead — was later pressed about the cuts at the CDC, an agency he described as “incompetent” amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ossoff went on to urge Vought to visit the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta, a proposal to which he swiftly agreed. Ossoff responded, “Good, we’ll make that happen, because you are destroying this institution and whatever criticism you have about their past performance, they are essential to public health and epidemiological defense in the United States.”
He continued, “You’re crushing morale, you’re crushing capability, and you’re destroying my constituents’ lives.”
He and that loon Bobby Jr are going to be responsible for the loss of countless lives.
Ossoff is up for re-election in 2026. I assume it will be a tough fight for him since it’s a red state and who knows what kind of shenanigans the elections officials will be up to? But he’s very good — and he’s only 38 years old. If he survives this election I would guess that his future is very bright.