Luke Beasley
Role at the time: Political commentator and host of The Luke Beasley Show
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
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.
“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
Beasley’s response to criticism of Ossoff’s remark.
Why we used this label
Relative to Ossoff’s remark, Beasley offers a substantive justification for naming Harp; he goes beyond disputing an affair interpretation.