Just when you think Washington can’t possibly get any more shameless, along comes Georgia’s very own Sen. Jon Ossoff — the guy who apparently believes that showing up after the work is done, snapping a few photos, and holding a press conference equals “leadership.” Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. But if you’ve got a vulnerable Senate seat in 2026 and a party grasping at any straw to hold onto power, you might just throw yourself a little party for a bill you didn’t write, didn’t co-sponsor, didn’t speak about, and didn’t vote on. Because… why not?
Yes, Ossoff is out here patting himself on the back for “passing” H.R. 1815 — the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act. One tiny problem: he didn’t pass it. He didn’t draft it. He didn’t speak on it. He didn’t even formally vote for it. In fact, according to the Congressional record, he was nowhere near the steering wheel. It passed by unanimous consent — a process so smooth, it’s used for bills everyone agrees on… and that no one wants to debate.
But there he was, standing proudly in Columbus, Georgia, delivering a speech like he’d just brokered peace in the Middle East, declaring, “We in the Senate — Republicans and Democrats — worked together to pass this legislation…” Really? Who’s “we,” Jon? Because the one guy who actually wrote the bill — Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin — is calling you out for what this really is: using veterans as political props.
And Van Orden isn’t mincing words. “He had absolutely nothing to do with this bill, and I mean nothing,” he posted, adding, “This disgusting and shameful behavior must stop.” But Ossoff? Crickets. His office hasn’t responded to a single inquiry asking what, exactly, he did to “help” pass this legislation. Probably because the answer would be… nothing.
🧵 This is a bald faced LIE. @SenOssoff had absolutely nothing to do with this bill, and I mean nothing.
He did not even VOTE for it, it passed by UC.
This disgusting and shameful behavior must stop.
Veterans are not political props.@VFWHQ @AmericanLegion @DAVHQ… https://t.co/4gmMr9D6k0
— Derrick Van Orden (@derrickvanorden) September 5, 2025
But that hasn’t stopped him from doubling down. He fired off glowing press releases bragging about how he “helped protect Georgia veterans from foreclosure.” Helped? At this point, the only thing Ossoff helped do was prove how desperate Democrats are to cling to a narrative in a midterm cycle that’s already looking brutal for them.
And let’s not gloss over this: the same day he took a fake victory lap for “bipartisanship,” he went on MSNBC to tell America that Democrats need to “strike back” against Republicans. So much for reaching across the aisle, huh? One minute, it’s “we’re working together,” and the next it’s “MAGA is trying to lock in one-party rule” — irony that would be hilarious if it weren’t so transparently manipulative.
Time for a fact check, lying Sen Ossoff had nothing to do with the bill. It was sponsored by Derrick Van Orden as seen on https://t.co/2ADiwkZ75F
This is nothing more than a bald face lie in an attempt to pander to veterans. Pretty despicable to lie about something so easily… https://t.co/TM7CjxSyLy pic.twitter.com/ucShHjozCc
— Jason Bacon (@beerundbacon) September 5, 2025
It gets better. Ossoff claimed Republicans have “no spine” and called Trump’s policies “inhumane.” But let’s take a step back. You don’t get to smear your colleagues on national television while pretending you just saved the veterans back home. Not when you’re parachuting into a legislative process after it’s done and then claiming credit like you hand-delivered the bill to the Oval Office yourself.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott didn’t let it slide either. “He had nothing to do with this Republican effort to assist Veterans,” Scott wrote, calling it political desperation. And he’s not wrong. Ossoff’s approval ratings are teetering, and GOP strategists have already circled his seat as the opportunity in 2026.
So, what’s left when the policies fail, the polling sours, and the base loses faith? Apparently, you grab a mic, round up some veterans, slap your name on someone else’s work, and pray voters don’t check the receipts.
But Georgia voters aren’t stupid. They remember who shows up and who just shows off. And come 2026, Ossoff may find out the hard way that veterans — and voters — don’t appreciate being used as campaign collateral.
