Ossoff Fuels Rumors About Trump And His Young Aide, President Fires Back

August 18, 2026 10:23 AM ET Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff accused President Donald Trump of caring more about jetting around with a favored assistant than running the country.Ossoff, who is fighting to hold his Senate seat, aimed the attack at Natalie Harp during a Sunday rally. He tied the remark to his criticism of Trump’s handling of Navy deployments, telling supporters the president golfs, trades stocks and dozes through meetings instead of governing. “He doesn’t want to do the job,” Ossoff said. “He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.”Pressed by MS Now’s Jen Psaki on Monday night about why he singled out the aide, Ossoff kept his distance from any romantic reading. “Well, I’ve heard this pa