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Jon Ossoff: “The president said we can only afford to fund war, and then…”

Featuring: Jon Ossoff, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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Ossoff: "The Mar-a-Lago Mafia" | Full Speech | 04.11.2026

Published | Video Starts at 02:17

And so when you're out there talking to folks over the next six months, remind them what the president of the United States said last. It's not possible, he said, for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid or Medicare. That's what The president said we can only afford to fund war, and then two days later released his budget demanding we increase Pentagon spending to 1 1/2 trillion dollars per year. paid for by ending the program that helps millions afford utility bills, by canceling affordable housing programs and by cutting cancer research. (02:17–02:42)

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Asserts that the president's budget demands increased Pentagon spending to $1.5 trillion per year.

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