White House Takes the Bait as Ossoff Targets Trump Aide Natalie Harp

The Trump administration is lashing out after Senator John Ossoff referenced Trump's mysteriously close relationship with his much younger assistant Natalie Harp.

The New Republic identifies Harp, 34, as the president's personal aide.

Ossoff's rally line: "He golfs and trades stocks," he said. "See, he doesn't want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar."

The crowd broke into applause—and the White House took the bait.

Asked about the remarks, Trump responded: "You mean Pee-Wee Herman? Pee-Wee Herman lookalike?"

Steven Cheung posted that Ossoff is "the biggest cuck loser in politics" who "should look deep into his soul and ask himself why he's a miserable person who hates this country. It's because he's a radical, extremist Dumocrat."

Davis Ingle wrote: "Jon Ossoff is a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid cosplaying as Barack Obama. Nobody gives a shit what this lightweight loser says" — which The New Republic describes as launching a homophobic insult at Ossoff.

Former Obama aide Tommy Vietor wrote that "Ossoff [is] winking at the rumor that Natalie Harp is more than just Trump's staffer. The question now is whether this will kick up a round of actual reporting by news outlets."

Harp's estranged brother told the Daily Mail that her relationship with Trump is "very unhealthy."