Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff Criticizes Trump and Defense Secretary Over Iran War Alleges
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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
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BreitbartWhile speaking at a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, Ossoff talked about the Iran war and slammed Trump for promising “peace” and instead giving the United States war. Ossoff continued to accuse the Trump administration of “lying a nation into war” and “treating citizens as fools and those who serve as pawns.”
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“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.”
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The Guardian US“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.”
Washington Examiner“While the sailors on the [USS Abraham 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 told the crowd. “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.”
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Ossoff appears to have been referring to Natalie Harp, Trump’s executive assistant, who has drawn scrutiny on social media for her perceived closeness to the US president. It emerged last week that Harp accompanied the president when he left Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent and other key officials on a decoy plane as they left Turkey under threat of Iranian attack in July.
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Washington ExaminerOssoff is among the first Democrats to call out Harp, who has been subject to scrutiny for her closeness to Trump, and some call her the “human printer” as she often carries a portable printer to provide the president with diagrams and other documents, as he prefers hard copies. The New York Times reported in 2024 that Trump refers to Harp as “sweetie,” and he values her because she stuck by his side when he was voted out of office.
BreitbartOssoff’s comment about how Trump “wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie” is a reference to Natalie Harp, an executive assistant to Trump who is reported to have “joined the president on a military plane flying out of Turkey last month amid concerns that Iran could carry out an attempted assassination,” according to the Independent.
HuffPostSen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Sunday tore into President Donald Trump for botching the war on Iran, golfing, trading stocks and sleeping through meetings. But the one line that may have stood out most was a reference to aide Natalie Harp, who has grown so close to the president that he’s rarely seen without her nearby.
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At the time, Harp was in her 20s recovering from bone cancer and wrote an op-ed proclaiming the “party of healthcare is Trump’s.” She later appeared in a Fox & Friends interview and said Trump was pivotal to her recovery by signing the Right to Try Act, which allows terminally ill patients to receive experimental treatments without approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
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In a 2024 profile, The New York Times said Harp writes “devotional” letters to Trump, including messages like “You are all that matters to me” and “I want to bring you joy,” as well as one calling him her “Guardian and Protector in this Life.”
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Washington ExaminerIn her letters, Harp told Trump he is “all that matters” to her and called him the “guardian and protector in this life.”
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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) attacked President Donald Trump, claiming that he “doesn’t want to do” his job and just wants to travel with one of his aides, Natalie.
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Washington ExaminerSen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) launched attacks on President Donald Trump at a Sunday rally in Atlanta, chastising the president over his closeness to top White House aide, Natalie Harp, opening the door for new Democratic criticism of the Trump administration.
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“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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Washington Examiner“He golfs and trades stocks,” Ossoff said to the crowd of roughly 1,600 supporters. “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 emir of Qatar.”
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01 The Guardian US Ossoff, who is running for re-election in Georgia in November, has repeatedly stoked speculation that he is laying the ground for a bid for the US presidency in 2028 by delivering a series of stinging attacks on Trump and his administration.
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02 Washington Examiner Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) rebuffed speculation about his aims on the 2028 presidential election, countering that he was focused on the 2026 midterm elections.
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03 The Hill White House fires back at ‘theater kid’ Ossoff Multiple White House officials on Monday took Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) to task for his harsh criticism of President Trump at a campaign rally over the weekend.  White House communications director Steven Cheung said Ossoff “has to be the biggest … loser in politics,” and referred to the lawmaker using a crude play on his…
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04 Breitbart “Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, they’ve now been at sea for 240 plus days without a port call. It’s a Navy record. And still they serve with excellence. God bless the sailors, Marines, aviators, and all aboard the United States ship Abraham Lincoln,” Ossoff told the crowd. “See, they don’t expect luxury. They’ll endure hardship, but they deserve competent leaders who send them into combat only when necessary, and with decisive clarity of purpose, not fools who lie about the purpose and progress of war.”
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05 HuffPost Harp, believed to be in her mid-30s, was reportedly one of only a handful of allies Trump brought with him into the catering truck and onto the secret flight.
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