Beasley defends scrutiny of Natalie Harp’s influence
Political commentator and host of The Luke Beasley Show
“as if necessarily you're assuming something untoward, something salacious.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)OH SH*T: Natalie Accidentally POSTS INSANE Trump Video?! · Luke Beasley1:48–2:34; quoted phrase at 1:54–1:59
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OH SH*T: Natalie Accidentally POSTS INSANE Trump Video?! (opens in a new tab) · Luke Beasley1:48–2:34; quoted phrase at 1:54–1:59
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Beasley’s response to criticism of Ossoff’s remark.
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Harp’s information-filtering role makes her influence relevant, Beasley argues.
After the quotation
He describes Harp’s devotion to Trump and control over his posts.
How this statement is classified
Defended or excused
Responding to: Natalie Harp and other senior White House aides are taxpayer-paid public officials with immense power whose influence is a legitimate subject of political scrutiny.
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Why this label?
Relative to Ossoff’s remark, Beasley offers a substantive justification for naming Harp; he goes beyond disputing an affair interpretation.
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- Jon Ossoff, Natalie Harp
Jon Ossoff’s travel with Natalie remark about Donald Trump and Natalie Harp
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