CNN Goes Full Psycho on Natalie Harp After Jon Ossoff's Creepy Smear
The columnist portrays Ossoff’s remarks about Harp as an inappropriate smear.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYRedState is rated 44 by the publisher’s own historical assessment, and this page is an attributed opinion column rather than original, independently sourced reporting. The byline is clear, but the article largely argues from selected quotations and does not provide responses from the people and outlets it criticizes.
- Source type — Opinion publisher and an explicitly argumentative column; this is a strong prior against treating the page as neutral reporting.
- Track record — The publisher's recorded credibility rating is 44 across 104 stories.
- Author attribution — The article identifies its author, Teri Christoph.
- Source diversity — The column quotes Ossoff and references CNN material, but offers little independent verification or response from those criticized.
The column includes a direct quotation attributed to Ossoff and references CNN’s report, but its central claims about motives and character assassination are asserted rather than substantiated. It presents a strongly one-sided interpretation without responses or meaningful competing perspectives.
HOW WE SCORE ↗This is a one-sided opinion column that strongly defends Harp and Trump and attacks Ossoff and CNN. It includes their comments and reporting as quoted material but does not give their explanations or responses to the author’s accusations.
- Counterarguments presented — No meaningful defense of CNN’s reporting or Ossoff’s purpose is presented.
- Loaded language — The article repeatedly uses insults and accusatory language to characterize its targets.
- Opinion vs reporting — The piece is an explicitly opinionated argument rather than a balanced report.
- Source diversity — The column draws on limited quoted material and offers no substantive range of sources.
The column uses openly derisive language about Ossoff and CNN while defending Trump and Harp, and it attributes hostile motives to the criticized parties. Its framing is strongly favorable to Trump and conservative allies.
- Language tone — Uses insults and highly charged labels for Ossoff and CNN while praising Trump’s response.
- Framing — Frames the coverage as an unjust effort to damage Harp and the Trump presidency.
- Source selection — Relies on selected quotations and an affirming Townhall post, without presenting a substantive defense of CNN’s reporting.
RedState columnist Teri Christoph argues that Sen. Jon Ossoff and CNN unfairly targeted Trump aide Natalie Harp, portraying their comments and reporting as an attempt to damage her and President Trump.
Christoph criticizes Ossoff for suggesting an inappropriate relationship between Harp and Trump, quoting his remark about Trump traveling with Harp. She also objects to CNN reporter Kristen Holmes asking Trump about the comments and to CNN’s report about Harp riding in an SUV trunk.
The columnist calls the coverage character assassination and argues that Harp is being targeted for her loyalty to Trump. She describes Trump’s response to Holmes as calm and says the coverage is intended to harm his presidency.
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SWIPE →President whose aide and response to CNN are discussed
Trump's version of this story ↗Member of Congress mentioned in a dismissive aside
Part of a bigger story
16 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Ossoff criticized President Donald Trump and aide Natalie Harp at a campaign rally, prompting personal attacks from Trump and White House officials. Left-leaning outlets portray the remarks as effective campaign messaging and the White House response as an overreaction. Center outlets recount Ossoff’s defense and the backlash, with attention to his reelection and possible 2028 prospects. Right-leaning outlets question why he singled out Harp and often cast the remarks as an unfair personal attack, while some also criticize media coverage.
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