Ossoff repeats 'zero interest' in 2028 run at debate, again
Georgia's Democratic senator used the same 'zero interest' line at a debate this week as he did on a local station last month, while defying predictions of a tight re-election race.
At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “Jon Ossoff’s rise to US Senate was meteoric – how high can he go?”
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 10:14 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Jon Ossoff, Texas Senate.
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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorJon Ossoff said at a debate this week that he has zero interest in running for president in twenty twenty-eight, the same words he gave a local station last month.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWith us is Sloane Vask, a celebrity publicist, calling from a yacht. Sloane, is a senator repeating one sentence a strategy or a tic?
Sloane Meriwether VaskVera, it's a rollout. Three identical denials is how you build a brand, and that's before the sunset.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut he's saying he isn't running. So is that a yes or a no on twenty twenty-eight?
Sloane Meriwether VaskIt's a comeback in advance. Nobody comes back from a run they haven't started, which is why the denial is so powerful, and that's before the sunset.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA comeback from nothing.
Sloane Meriwether VaskExactly. I'd put it on a mug. Zero Interest, the Tour. I have a yacht ready to launch it, and that's before the sunset.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHave you ever actually met the senator? I'm asking because the sunset keeps getting later.
Sloane Meriwether VaskMet him spiritually. Fine, my only active client is a lighthouse in Tybee, and it's been very quiet lately, and that's before the sunset.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the bucket you keep lifting up?
Sloane Meriwether VaskEmpty, like his schedule for twenty twenty-eight. Which he says is zero interest, and so would anyone I represent.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI have zero interest in hiring you, Sloane.
Sloane Meriwether VaskPerfect, that's the strongest opening I've heard all year. You start Monday.
The story so far
- Ossoff repeats 'zero interest' in 2028 run at debate, again (this story)
- Trump mocks Jon Ossoff over campaign spending on makeup · New York Post
- Georgia voter weighs in after Trump rally questions Ossoff's win · The Guardian
- Paxton's Texas Senate bid, a GOP ad and a Musk poster · The Guardian
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