Jon Ossoff Blasts Trump ‘Sycophants’ As He Doubles Down On Natalie Harp Dig

BreakingBusinessJon Ossoff Blasts Trump ‘Sycophants’ As He Doubles Down On Natalie Harp DigBySara Dorn,Forbes Staff. Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics.Follow AuthorAug 18, 2026, 12:49pm EDTToplineSen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., doubled down on his comments invoking Trump aide Natalie Harp to criticize the president, telling MS NOW on Monday Harp is among a cadre of White House aides who are Trump’s “security blanket to make him feel good about himself.”Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., questions Jay Clayton, nominee to be director of national intelligence, during Clayton's Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesKey FactsOssoff was asked by MS NOW why he mentioned Harp over the weekend during a rally where he accused Trump of not wanting to perform the duties of the president and instead “travel with Natalie” and participate in other frivolous activities, such as building a new White House ballroom. Ossoff said he invoked Harp as she’s been photographed with Trump repeatedly in recent months, raising questions about her role and influence.Ossoff said he has heard Harp “referred to as [Trump’s] security blanket,” adding that “the West Wing is full of sycophants who tell [Trump] what he wants to hear and enable him” and “so is the United States Congress.”Crucial Quote“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,” Ossoff said Sunday during a speech in Atlanta.Chief CriticTrump on Monday attacked Ossoff as a “Pee-wee Herman look-alike” when a reporter asked him about the senator’s comments regarding Harp. Trump didn’t comment on Harp directly. The White House attacked the reporter who asked the question, CNN’s Kristen Holmes, writing on X, “Someday, your children will come across your disgusting and...