Georgia GOP chairman McKoon calls Ossoff's remark about Harp a sexist cheap shot
Josh McKoonChairman of the Georgia Republican Party, in a statement to the Daily Signal
Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon told the Daily Signal that Ossoff named none of the male aides who routinely travel with the president, called the remark a sexist cheap shot aimed at a woman, and said Ossoff owes Natalie Harp a clear and public apology.
“He did not name any of the male aides who routinely travel with the president. That selective targeting of a woman is the definition of a sexist cheap shot Sen. Ossoff owes Natalie Harp a clear and public apology”
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Jon Ossoff’s travel with Natalie remark about Donald Trump and Natalie Harp
At an Atlanta reelection rally, Senator Jon Ossoff said President Donald Trump did not want to do the work of the presidency and instead wanted to build a ballroom and “travel with Natalie” on a Qatari aircraft. Trump allies accused Ossoff of misogyny and of implying an affair with White House aide Natalie Harp. Ossoff did not apologize and said senior White House aides are powerful taxpayer-paid public officials whose influence is fair to scrutinize.
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The Daily Signal's report on responses from Republicans to Sen. Jon Ossoff's remark at an Atlanta campaign rally about Trump traveling with Natalie. It quotes Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon, who spoke to the outlet, and posts on X by other Republicans.
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At a campaign rally in Atlanta, Ossoff said Trump wanted to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on what Ossoff called a flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar. The Daily Signal reported that the remark referred to Natalie Harp, a White House aide who manages Trump's Truth Social posts.
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McKoon also said Harp is a private citizen and White House aide who survived bone cancer and credits the Right to Try law signed by Trump with helping save her life. The Daily Signal reported that the Ossoff campaign did not return its request for comment.
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The case centers on Ossoff's 'travel with Natalie' remark about Trump and Natalie Harp and whether it was sexist. McKoon said Ossoff named none of the male aides who routinely travel with the president, called the remark a sexist cheap shot at a woman, and said Ossoff owes Harp a clear and public apology. That is an express criticism of the remark itself, so we labeled it Condemned.
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