Addressed record
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.
“These White House staffers are adults, public officials paid by the taxpayer with immense power in positions of public trust.”
- Speaker capacity
- United States senator and reelection candidate
- Editorial rationale
- Explicit defense of scrutinizing Harp’s official role; no apology or retraction.