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CNN's Cornish Makes 'Very Quippy' Democrat Jon Ossoff Her Georgia Dawg

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CNN's Cornish Makes 'Very Quippy' Democrat Jon Ossoff Her Georgia Dawg Katie Frost Geoff Duncan CNN This Morning-9-14-26 To use an Atlanta slang term, on today's CNN This Morning , host Audie Cornish made Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) her “dawg.” A segment today was built around President Trump’s $5,000 “Trump dividend” — a promise the Wall Street Journal, in an editorial board column Cornish quoted , branded “a $5,000 bridge to sell you” and “a classic in vote-buying political cynicism.” Cornish wanted a Democratic response. She found Ossoff at an Athens rally as he runs for re-election: “Last week, the broken old man threw a two day party in Texas while it cost more than ever to fill up your truck, to stock your fridge, and to power your home. They made you pay more for everything, they lied us into war, and spent most of the last year covering up for the world’s most famous pedophile. ” Audie dug Ossoff's delivery. “You know, I thought that this was very quippy and fast, and easy to grab