Scott Jennings calls Jon Ossoff's Natalie Harp line a sexist joke
Scott JenningsCNN political commentator
Jennings called the line a sexist joke and criticized Ossoff for not acknowledging it.
Responding to
Ossoff’s remark was sexist and misogynistic because it reduced a female White House aide’s professional role to a sexual implication.
“What a coward. Own your sexist joke, bro.”
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Analysis
Where this statement fits
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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About this source
Reproduces direct social posts from Cheung, Ingle, Jackson, Luna, Jennings, and Hewitt.
Analysis
About this source
Reproduces Gingrich and Jennings statements and summarizes Harp’s official role.
Before the quotation
Ossoff reframed the issue around the influence of White House aides.
After the quotation
Jennings later described the comment as vile.
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The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Directly condemns the wording as sexist.
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