Trump's Devoted Aide Natalie Harp: Loyalty and Influence in the White House

Few qualities carry more weight for President Donald Trump than loyalty, and few aides embody it as fully as his executive assistant, Natalie Harp. A former TV presenter, Harp is a near-constant presence at Trump’s side — encouraging his Oval Office redesigns, typing up his Truth Social tirades and printing out online articles, a role that has earned her the nickname “the human printer.” She also leaves behind admiring notes for him to discover. Her devotion is so pronounced that the 80-year-old Republican once declared: “She’ll never leave me.” These details about one of the most influential White House aides were revealed by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan in their new book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump. Based on interviews with hundreds of sources, the book outlines how Harp has remained close to Trump for years, including after he lost the 2020 election and decamped to Florida, according to an excerpt obtained by The Daily Beast. While on the golf course, she provided him with “positive news stories and social media comments.” She even penned her own uplifting notes, leaving them for Trump in “personal spaces.” One read: “You are all that matters to me.” The dynamic was so strange that Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, reportedly thought to herself, “Where am I?” according to the new book. Once back at the White House, Harp continued to boost Trump, including with positive reinforcement on the gilded furnishings he has added throughout the Oval Office. “As the year progressed, he kept jamming more gold pieces onto the mantel,” Haberman and Swan wrote. “When Trump asked White House residence staff what they thought of the glittering display, most responses were muted, but his devout aide Natalie Harp would gush with delight.” The 34-year-old aide has also helped shape some of Trump’s most controversial Truth Social posts, all of which the president approves, The Wall Street Journal reported in May. This year, at Harp’s urging, Trump posted a video that depicted the Obamas as apes and an image casting him as a Christ-like figure. Following bipartisan condemnation, both posts were later deleted. Despite the setback, Trump has spoken of Harp in glowing terms. After returning to office last year, he told staffers that she “was the only one who loved him as much as his wife and kids,” Haberman and Swan wrote, noting that he used the French pronunciation of her name: “Nah-ta-lee.” “All of you will go off and make money,” the billionaire president told his subordinates. “She’ll never leave me.” When reached for comment by The Independent, White House spokesperson Kush Desai defended Harp. “No president has cultivated as much loyalty among their staffers and administration officials as President Trump; this is a testament to his commitment to our country and its people,” Desai said. “Natalie Harp is a beloved White House Official, and the Fake News Media will never understand what it’s like to be as trusted and admired as her.” He also addressed Trump’s use of Truth Social, stating: “No President has used social media as effectively as President Trump, who has formed a direct line of communication to the American people. The Fake News Media hates being cut out, but the American people appreciate directly hearing from their president.”