The Georgia senator told a crowd that Trump \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to do the job\u201d and instead \u201cwants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar\u201d.<\/p>\n
The comment was an apparent reference to Natalie Harp, the president\u2019s executive assistant, fueling scrutiny of her perceived closeness<\/a> to Trump.<\/p>\n When Holmes asked Trump in the Oval Office to respond to Ossoff\u2019s remark, the president dismissed her, calling the senator a \u201cPee-wee Herman lookalike\u201d.<\/p>\n The White House\u2019s \u201crapid response\u201d social media account posted a clip of the exchange and tagged Holmes, calling her a \u201cdisgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession\u201d.<\/p>\n The post went on to criticize her for taking a \u201ccheap shot\u201d at a staffer, adding: \u201cThese scumbags are the lowest of the low.\u201d<\/p>\n The White House later sent out another post<\/a> criticizing Holmes, writing: \u201cSomeday, your children will come across your disgusting and inhumane question. They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive. It\u2019s quite troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump also directly criticized Holmes<\/a> during the Oval Office event, at one point telling her: \u201cQuiet, quiet, quiet. You\u2019re very disrespectful.\u201d After she told him she worked for CNN, he responded<\/a>: \u201cFake news, you\u2019re fake news, you\u2019re a loud boisterous person. You\u2019re fake news. Be quiet. Be quiet. You\u2019re a fake reporter and you report fake news.\u201d He talked over her as she tried to ask a question.<\/p>\n CNN defended Holmes in a statement<\/a>, calling her \u201cone of the most respected and accomplished journalists covering the White House\u201d.<\/p>\n The network said she had asked Trump a \u201ctough, relevant, and newsworthy question on behalf of the American people\u201d, writing: \u201cPublic officials are free to challenge reporting they disagree with, but personal attacks on journalists for asking questions are beneath the office and inconsistent with the principles of a free press.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier, the White House director of communications also posted a series of insults<\/a> targeting Ossoff in response to the senator\u2019s speech, writing: \u201cJon Jackoff has to be the biggest cuck loser in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump has a long history of aggressively attacking and insulting women in the press corps<\/a> who ask tough questions, including saying<\/a>, \u201cQuiet, piggy\u201d to a Bloomberg reporter, calling<\/a> another CNN journalist \u201ccorrupt\u201d, and storming out of NBC\u2019s Meet the Press after calling<\/a> the moderator \u201ccrooked or stupid\u201d.<\/p>\n![\"Trump](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787035449_477_4500.jpg\")
Trump tells CNN reporter to ‘be quiet’ during Oval Office clash \u2013 video<\/p>\n