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Jonathan V. Last on Gender and Sexism | The Dispute Index

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Jonathan V. Last on Gender and Sexism

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Disputes about gendered stereotypes, sexist framing, or legitimate scrutiny of public conduct.

Scope: Includes controversies involving alleged misogyny, sexual insinuation, and the treatment of women serving in public or political roles.

Condemned0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Defended or excused0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Challenged the characterization1Distinct events · August 18, 2026–August 18, 2026 — Selected filter; activate to remove.Minimized0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Mixed or conditional0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.

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1 event on this page · Inclusive range: August 18, 2026–August 18, 2026

1 matching event · Inclusive range: August 18, 2026–August 18, 2026

1 total published event · Inclusive range: August 18, 2026–August 18, 2026

August 18, 2026Challenged the characterization
Addressed record
Jon Ossoff’s “travel with Natalie” remark insinuated that Donald Trump and Natalie Harp were having an affair.
“The Trump people assumed that Ossoff meant that Trump was having some sort of untoward relationship with Natalie Harp.”
Speaker capacity
Editor and commentator at The Bulwark
Editorial rationale
Rejects the affair frame while defending scrutiny of the official relationship.
Ossoff plays Trump like a Harp — discussion with Jonathan V. Last and Ali Vitali (opens in a new tab)

Jonathan V. Last discussion of Natalie Harp

Transcript preserving Last’s argument that Harp’s documented official relationship merits scrutiny while rejecting the affair frame.

View context Jon Ossoff’s travel with Natalie remark about Donald Trump and Natalie Harp