We're on, what, Day 3 of the Natalie Harp pile-on? As we reported, CNN's Erin Burnett interviewed her estranged stoner brother to say bad things about her. Burnett asked him what he'd say to her if she were listening, and he responded, "I hope that you change and that you wake up and you realize that everybody on this earth is part of a human family, and no country is better than any other country. And the history of the United States is, unfortunately, really sad."
As we also reported, Maggie Haberman co-authored a hit piece in The New York Times and then went on leftist Democracy Now! to call Harp a "human binkie." Bill Kristol posted that "we’re paying her $150,000 salary," so it's perfectly justified to ask what she does to serve the American people. (Progressives are pretty sure she either 1) changes Trump's diaper or 2) services him sexually. Party of women, right?) He also posted a Bulwark piece by Jonathan V. Last, who called Harp "cray-cray" and said, "Man, I wish Trump were just having an affair with someone forty-five years his junior. That kind of relationship would make sense. It would be gross, but intelligible."
Kristol wasn't finished yet, though. He wanted us to know once again that Harp makes $150,000 a year — while the average salary of a sailor on the floating suicide ship, the USS Abraham Lincoln, makes only $50,000.
Salary of executive assistant Natalie Harp: $150,000 a year.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 19, 2026
Average salary of a sailor on the USS Lincoln:
~ $50,000 a year.
She's the president's aide. It's kind of a big job.
She’s a successful 35 year old with a masters degree in a highly selective job. Kristol is comparing her to 20 year olds with a high school diploma and minimal experience.
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) August 20, 2026
It’s not that he’s a Democrat, he’s dumb and dishonest. https://t.co/JbrxdiSXif
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Plus, it’s not like Donald Trump invented the job of Executive Assistant to the President. It’s a job that’s always been there. Every President has had an Executive Assistant. Suddenly now, it’s supposed to be scandalous that this President has one?!
— Obi_1_D_AllKnowing (@obiopiah) August 20, 2026
You might want to sit this one out! pic.twitter.com/JCfyCD47Z1
— NothingsNew (@p_sinder) August 19, 2026
Kristol was making $125,000 a year for being the vice president's chief of staff … in 1989? What's that in 2026 dollars?
Salary of Bill Kristol during White House years: $125.000
— crazykitty (@ckitty33forkag) August 20, 2026
Average salary of a sailor during those same years: $8,400 to $13,200.
What’s your f*cking point?
And therefore … what?
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) August 20, 2026
How disgusting can you be?
— Diana Villiers (@DianaVilliers1) August 20, 2026
What did this woman ever do to deserve this revolting misogynistic treatment?
Ask Sen. John Ossoff. He's the one who suggested Trump just wanted to "travel with Natalie."
The "average" sailor on the USS Lincoln are doing the equivalent of manual labor. Also, they have virtually no cost of living
— Kreskin's Roommate (@ceebee301) August 20, 2026
What do you do for money, Bill? How much do you earn, and from what sources?
Somehow Bill Kristol makes more money than I do. Make it make sense.
— Kurmudge the Rugged (@KurmudgeTV) August 20, 2026
That's base pay. When you add in the untaxed allowances, the average pay for an E4 aboard the Lincoln is closer to $80k. That does not include the value of in-kind benefits like TriCare.
— I Don't Really Care, Margaret (@Cr0nut77) August 20, 2026
You're an asshole.
And what is the salary of pundit who provides nothing of value to society? Asking for a million friends in uniform who volunteered to serve their country.
— Tim Wilkins for Congress (@TimWilkinsFL) August 20, 2026
Members of Congress make more, have every benefit possible, and do far less than Harp does every day. Kristol is really off the rails with this so-called "scandal."
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