The White House on Monday attacks a CNN reporter after she asks President Donald Trump to respond to remarks about a close aide. CNN reporter Kristen Holmes, during an Oval Office event, presses Trump about comments made by Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff related to Trump’s executive assistant, Natalie Harp.
In multiple reports, the White House “Rapid Response” team responds with a social media post on X. The post is directed at Holmes and includes a personal message referencing her children while accusing her of posing a “disgusting and inhumane” question. CNN and the outlets covering the episode characterize the response as a personal attack.
The accounts agree on the overall sequence: Holmes asks a question tied to Ossoff’s remarks, Trump responds, and then the White House issues a targeted message online. While the reports differ mainly in framing and wording—some emphasize the broader pattern of attacks on women journalists—the core details of the question and the subsequent White House post are consistent across sources.
