Ick, Ethics, or “Who Cares?”: Sen. Ossoff’s Make-up

Apparently Sen. Jon Ossoff (D.-Ga.) spends a lot of time and money on a make-up artist.

The Washington Free Beacon, which mixes really dumb features, like “Exclusive Sports Analysis: Kate Upton Is the GOAT of WAGs (and Always Will Be)“, with some good investigative research from time to time, just revealed Ossoff’s make-up bill as if they had discovered that he secretly had a long-term romantic relationship with an elk. Behold:

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D., Ga.) has spent thousands of dollars in campaign funds on “makeup services” in 2026, and his artist of choice has a long list of Hollywood credits… Ossoff has paid makeup artist Stephanie Ponder $2,887 for “makeup services” since February, federal campaign finance disclosures show. The most recent payment of $900 came on June 10. ..Ossoff’s four-figure makeup expenditures stand out among federal candidates. The Georgia senator who is running for reelection against Republican Rep. Mike Collins (Ga.), has reported spending more on makeup than any other candidate this year, beating out the likes of far-left Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.). Ocasio-Cortez has spent $1,837.93 on “campaign event hair & makeup services” in 2026, while Tlaib has spent $320 on “hair and makeup services.”

What is that? Is it news? Does it make a difference to anyone except by pinging their biases? Politicians and elected officials are in the public eye and perception matters; nobody should be shocked or disturbed to learn that a Senator pays for make-up services. Is the idea that it’s somehow scandalous that a man uses make-up? Why is that different from Joe Biden’s hair plugs, which everyone forgot about, or Richard Nixon using base to tone down his infamous five-o’clock shadow?

One thought on “Ick, Ethics, or “Who Cares?”: Sen. Ossoff’s Make-up

  1. Haha, I didn’t forget, that was in Mark Levin’s lexicon, and when I saw Biden in the Independence Day parade in Philly in 2014 I did yell “Hey Plugs!” at him.

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