The Cult of Personality: Natalie Harp's Place in Trump's Inner Circle The recent dust up between Senator Jon Ossoff and President Donald Trump's inner circle has sparked a predictable backlash from conservatives, who have long been adept at defending their leader's most egregious behavior.
Jesse Watters' dismissive reaction to Ossoff's comment about Natalie Harp, one of Trump's closest aides, is just the latest example of this phenomenon.
While Ossoff's remark was tasteless and ill advised, Watters' response raises a more important question: what does it say about our national discourse when we're so quick to excuse or justify behavior from powerful men?