Who is Natalie Harp? Senior adviser to US president accused of “very unhealthy” relationship with Trump | Today’s news
Donald Trump’s personal adviser Natalie Harp has been accused of having a “very unhealthy” relationship with the US president’s estranged brother Preston Harp.
The 34-year-old executive assistant is also known as the “Human Printer” because Trump regularly has her print out reports from online media.
According to the New York Times reporter’s book, Natalie is never by Trump’s side and is so devoted to the president that she leaves admiring notes for him.
However, her brother shared a very different view of the US president, telling the Daily Mail that he did not understand how he was working for Trump – a “national disgrace”.
“She’s like his fan club,” Preston said of his Trump-loyal sister.
The siblings reportedly became estranged in 2020 following the tragic death of their father, Robert Harp, who died by suicide, according to the Orange County, California coroner.
The family fell apart after Robert’s death, and Preston told the paper he was no longer in touch with his “deeply religious” sister or mother. He also claimed that other relatives are estranged with the couple.
He claimed he found out Natalie was working for Trump in 2023 after a friend showed him a newspaper article about it. “I had no idea,” he told the Daily Mail. “And so it created some cognitive dissonance … I don’t understand why my sister or anyone would want to work for Trump.”
Inside the book
Natalie Harp’s close relationship with Trump is featured in the book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
Based on interviews with hundreds of sources, the book outlined the years of closeness between Natalie Harp and Donald Trump, even after he lost the 2020 election and left for Florida, according to an excerpt.
When Trump played golf in Scotland, she ran to his cart to update him and provided him with “positive messages and comments on social media,” the book says.
She is widely known to be the person behind Trump’s Truth Social posts, including some of the most controversial, and has been known to write uplifting notes to the president and leave them for him to find in “personal spaces.” One read: “You’re all I care about.”
Inside the White House
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles reportedly found the dynamic between the two strange. According to the book, she thought, “Where am I?”
However, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told The Independent: “Natalie Harp is one of the most loyal and hard-working aides on President Trump’s team.
Spokesman Kush Desai also defended Natalie in a statement to The Independent, saying: “No president has cultivated as much loyalty among his staff and officials as President Trump; it’s a testament to his commitment to our country and its people.”
“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 she is,” he said.
Who is Natalie Harp?
Natalie Harp, formerly a right-wing cable TV host, has been on Trump’s radar since 2019, when her story of surviving bone cancer caught his attention.
According to The Independent, he invited her to speak at the Republican National Convention in 2020. During her speech, Natalie claimed that Trump saved her life and compared him to Jimmy Stewart’s character in It’s a Wonderful Life.
She graduated with an MBA from Liberty University School of Business in 2015 and joined Trump’s staff in 2022.
Natalie worked as a Trump aide at the Save America Super PAC. She was also part of the Donald J Trump for President 2024 Super PAC, where she worked as a research advisor and assistant to Trump.
In January 2025, she was appointed White House Special Assistant to the President and Executive Assistant to the President.
