Nebraska Senate hopeful confirms leaked audio mocking Trump voters: 'Their lives probably suck so f—king bad'

From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026.

Dan Osborn, a Nebraska Senate candidate, appears to have confirmed leaked audio in which he mocked Trump supporters by saying their lives 'probably suck so f—king bad'. The recording has surfaced days before a key Senate race in a state Trump won decisively. Osborn had positioned himself as a working-class populist capable of winning over Trump voters.