Sen. Jon Ossoff Under Fire for Personal Insult at Trump Rally

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Sen. Jon Ossoff Under Fire for Personal Insult at Trump Rally
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  1. Sen. Jon Ossoff is facing backlash from White House officials and conservatives after taking a personal shot at Trump aide Natalie Harp at a campaign rally, referring to her only by her first name.

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    HuffPost

    Harp became the center of attention after Ossoff named her in a jab against President Donald Trump on Sunday. The Georgia senator told a crowd that instead of fulfilling the responsibilities of the presidency, Trump “wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.”

    The Daily Wire

    Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff is getting scorched after taking a sleazy cheap shot at President Donald Trump’s executive assistant Natalie Harp.

    The Hill

    Psaki questions Ossoff on White House aide remark MS NOW’s Jen Psaki on Monday asked Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) about a comment he made last week mocking President Trump for his secret plane switch, namely for his decision to bring White House executive assistant Natalie Harp on the new aircraft while leaving multiple cabinet members on a decoy. Ossoff ripped Trump at a…

    Breitbart

    During an appearance on MS NOW’s The Briefing Ossoff attempted to justify his remarks about President Trump and Harp.

    USA Today

    Who is 'Natalie'? Ossoff comment was in reference to Trump aide Natalie Harp, who does not have a public facing official title.

    The Guardian US

    Democratic senator Jon Ossoff attacked Donald Trump and the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, over the Iran war, saying they lied 'the nation into a war'. Ossoff, who is running for re-election in Georgia in November, made the comments while speaking at a rally in midtown Atlanta on Sunday afternoon

  2. The Georgia Democrat is locked in an intense and closely watched battle for reelection in the Peach State as he faces a Trump loyalist, Rep. Mike Collins. His campaign has garnered national attention as TikTok videos goes viral and questions swirl on whether Ossoff will consider a 2028 presidential bid (it's a hard no, the senator says).

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    Breitbart

    The Georgia Senate race is expected to be extremely tight and could even determine which party holds the majority during the second half of President Donald Trump’s second term. Ossoff was previously dubbed the “most vulnerable” Democrat up for reelection, but he is also widely believed to harbor ambitions to run for the presidency in 2028.

  3. "While the sailors on the (U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln) fight (Trump's) war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleep through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks. So, he doesn't want to do the job," Ossoff said. "He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar."

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    Breitbart

    “And while the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the President sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks,” Ossoff claimed. “So, he doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.”

  4. Natalie Harp survived bone cancer because President Trump allowed her the “right to try.” Now she’s an extremely hardworking and trusted assistant. Any other insinuation is vile. https://t.co/7443TJCcQp

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    Fox News

    "Natalie Harp survived bone cancer because President Trump allowed her the ‘right to try.’ Now she’s an extremely hardworking and trusted assistant. Any other insinuation is vile," wrote Rep. Brandon Gill.

    USA Today

    Harp is a bone cancer survivor who was able to receive an experimental treatment through the "Right to Try" law signed by Trump in 2018. The law allows terminally ill patients to access medications not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration in hopes they help where approved treatments have failed. Harp spoke about her experience at the 2020 Republican National Convention, where she vowed to dedicate her life to Trump.

  5. "I've heard this particular aide referred to as his security blanket. And I think we could say that about any number of the senior aides in the White House. They're not telling him what he needs to hear," Ossoff said.

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    Fox News

    He added, "I’ve heard this particular aide referred to as his security blanket. And I think we could say that about any number of the senior aides in the White House. They’re not telling him what he needs to hear. They’re telling him what he wants to hear." Fox News Digital reached out to Harp and Ossoff for comment.

    Breitbart

    In his response, Ossoff claimed: Well, I’ve heard this particular aide referred to as his ‘security blanket.’ And I think we could say that about any number of the senior aides in the White House. They’re not telling him what he needs to hear. They’re telling him what he wants to hear. And the nation is at war, and we cannot afford that. We need a team in the White House. We need folks at the State Department, at the Defense Department, in the United States Congress who take their jobs seriously.

  6. President Trump was also asked about Ossoff's comments in the Oval Office, to which he responded, "You mean Pee Wee Herman?" referencing a nickname given to Ossoff during a recent speech in Marietta, Georgia.

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    The Daily Wire

    Even Trump chimed in from the Oval Office, brushing off Ossoff’s low blow by mocking him directly: “You mean Pee-wee Herman? Pee-wee Herman look-alike?”

    Breitbart

    President Trump was also asked about Ossoff’s insult during an event at the Oval Office on Monday.

  7. White House spokesperson Davis Ingle also slammed Ossoff for his comments. “Jon Ossoff is a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid cosplaying as Barack Obama. Nobody gives a shit what this lightweight loser says,” Ingle said.

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    The Daily Wire

    White House spokesman Davis Ingle called Ossoff “a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid cosplaying as Barack Obama.”

    USA Today

    "Jon Ossoff is a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid cosplaying as Barack Obama. Nobody gives a shit what this lightweight loser says," Ingle told the outlet.

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  1. 01 The Hill

    Ossoff says Trump is ‘draft-dodging crook president’ at Georgia town hall meeting Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Tuesday accused President Trump of being a “draft-dodging crook president” during a town hall with Georgia voters. Ossoff talked to voters on a stage with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and his wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). He emphasized his Senate ally, who works with Ossoff on the Senate Intelligence…

  2. 02 USA Today

    ATLANTA — More than 1,600 people packed into the Center Stage Theater in Midtown, Atlanta on Sunday for a chance to see Senator Jon Ossoff take the stage.

  3. 03 HuffPost

    Ossoff doubled down on his position Monday when asked by Jen Psaki on MS NOW why he decided to bring up the Trump-obsessed Christian ex-TV host, who was reportedly one of just three aides brought inside a secret aircraft that whisked the president away from Turkey amid reports Air Force One was at risk of being shot down by Iran.

  4. 04 Fox News

    "He doesn't want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar," Ossoff said.

  5. 05 Breitbart

    “Jon Jackoff has to be the biggest cuck loser in politics. Instead of denigrating hard working people serving their country, Jon should look deep into his soul and ask himself why he’s a miserable person who hates this country,” Cheung said. “It’s because he’s a radical, extremist Dumocrat.”

  6. 06 The Daily Wire

    That weak excuse didn’t fly. Trump allies and administration officials immediately came out swinging, slamming Ossoff’s insinuations as down-in-the-gutter tactics against a hardworking cancer survivor.

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