Senate Rep Chris Ossoff Criticized for Social Media Posts About Military Spending
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Ossoff appears to have been referring to Natalie Harp, Trump’s executive assistant, who has drawn scrutiny for her closeness to the US president.
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HuffPostSen. Jon Ossoff defended his decision this week to invoke the name of high-ranking Trump aide Natalie Harp during a recent speech ― a move that has publicly enraged the president and allegedly unnerved some aides concerned about the apparent closeness of the two.
New York PostThe former Fox News star was reacting to remarks Ossoff made at a Sunday rally in Georgia, where he took aim at Trump and mentioned Harp, the president’s executive assistant.
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“While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings,” Ossoff said. “He golfs and trades stocks. See, 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 amir of Qatar.”
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New York Post“He golfs and trades stocks,” Ossoff said of Trump. “See, he doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace.”
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Ossoff, who is currently running for re-election to his Senate seat in Georgia and is widely speculated to be eyeing a 2028 presidential run, has received viral attention on social media for his sharp criticism of Trump.
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HuffPostOssoff replied, “Jen, let me reiterate. I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly, zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now. And I would note that Senator Kelly is going to be here in Georgia tomorrow campaigning alongside me, because he also recognizes that these midterms are the whole ballgame.”
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01 The Hill Axelrod criticizes Ossoff’s remark about Natalie Harp: ‘Distracted and detracted’ Democratic strategist David Axelrod on Wednesday criticized recent comments from Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) about President Trump and his longtime aide Natalie Harp. “No one has been more consistently eloquent or incisive in exposing @realDonaldTrump than @Ossoff. The paragraph from his weekend speech that has gotten so much attention was a brutal takedown. But two…
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02 New York Post “I think … this is despicable because — why would you attack a 35-year-old cancer survivor as a possible affair partner to the president of the United States when you have absolutely nothing to back that up?” Kelly said on Tuesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show.”
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03 The Guardian US “Jon Jackoff”, Cheung wrote on X on Monday, misspelling, perhaps deliberately, the name ‘Ossoff’, “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. It’s because he’s a radical, extremist Dumocrat.”
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04 HuffPost A lot of conservatives have raged against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) since he made some pointed comments about President Donald Trump ― but Fox News host Jesse Watters has refused to join the pile-on.
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