White House Communications Director Steven Cheung unleashed a blistering attack on Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., after the Democratic senator took a shot at President Donald Trump’s close relationship with executive assistant Natalie Harp.
Ossoff targeted Trump during a Sunday rally, claiming the president would rather “travel with Natalie” than carry out his responsibilities as commander in chief.
The comment was a reference to Harp, Trump’s 35-year-old executive assistant who has emerged as one of the president’s closest aides.
Harp was among the small group of people who switched planes alongside Trump last month amid concerns surrounding a potential Iranian assassination plot. Trump secretly moved from Air Force One to a military aircraft at the time.
Cheung responded to Ossoff’s remarks with a profanity-laced post on X, blasting the Georgia Democrat and accusing him of attacking people who work for the country.
“Jon Jackoff has to be the biggest cuck loser in politics,” Cheung wrote. “Instead of denigrating hard working people serving their country, Jon should look deep into his soul and ask himself why he’s a miserable person who hates this country.”
Cheung then escalated his attack by accusing Ossoff of being politically extreme.
“It’s because he’s a radical, extremist Dumocrat,” Cheung wrote.
While Ossoff’s remarks brought renewed attention to Harp, Trump’s relationship with his longtime aide has previously faced scrutiny.
A 2024 report from The New York Times detailed Harp’s close connection with Trump, including what the newspaper described as “devotional letters” that she had written to him.
According to the report, Harp wrote to Trump, “You are all that matters to me.”
Harp has also played a significant role in managing Trump’s social media presence. She handles his Truth Social account, including sending posts that Trump dictates to her.
The New York Times report further claimed that Harp regularly follows Trump with a printer, allowing her to provide the president with physical copies of the latest news headlines.
Her position placed her particularly close to Trump last month when concerns emerged over a possible Iranian assassination threat.
Harp was one of the few people who changed aircraft with the president as Trump moved from Air Force One to a military plane.
Ossoff seized on that relationship during his Sunday rally by invoking Harp while attacking Trump over how he spends his time as president.
But the jab quickly drew an aggressive response from Cheung, who turned the criticism back on Ossoff and accused the Democratic senator of insulting a hardworking member of the president’s staff.
The exchange put fresh attention on Harp’s unusually close working relationship with Trump — and showed the White House communications director was prepared to respond forcefully when one of the president’s closest aides became a political target.
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