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Donald Trump tried to make fun of Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) by comparing him to Peewee Herman, but it turns out that Trump couldn’t even remember Peewee Herman’s name.
“Your terrible senator, Jon Ossoff, he’s terrible,” Trump said at a rally in Marietta, Georgia, as the MAGA crowd dutifully booed Ossoff. “And the Democrats, in Congress, are voting with the Communists every single time.”
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“I fought Ossoff before, as you know. We won. We had great success against this guy,” Trump continued.
“He reminds me of Pinky Herman. Did you ever see Pinky Herman?”
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It’s unclear exactly what Trump was referring to when he said that he had “great success” against Ossoff, since Trump himself never ran against Ossoff. He might be referring to a 2017 special election for Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District where Ossoff lost 48-52 against Republican Karen Handel, who was endorsed by Trump. Handel lost her seat the next year.
Ossoff is up for reelection this year.
Trump has a history of mocking political opponents’ looks. But it might not work against Ossoff, who is often cited as one of the best-looking members of Congress.
Trump was mocked online.
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