Democratic senator Jon Ossoff sharply attacked President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Georgia on Tuesday, calling him a "draft-dodging, crook president" while defending fellow senator Mark Kelly (a former US Navy captain) as a symbol of American heroism. Ossoff's remarks referred to Trump's calls last year for the arrest of Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers — accusing them of sedition punishable by death — after they posted a video reminding troops they are not obligated to follow illegal orders. The White House hit back swiftly, with Trump dubbing Ossoff "Pee-wee Herman" and a spokesman branding him a "radical, extremist Dumocrat," as Ossoff, who is up for Senate re-election in Georgia and is widely seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender, continues to draw national attention for his combative criticism of the president.