Natalie Harp, a 35-year-old Californian and cancer survivor, has become one of Donald Trump's closest and most devoted aides, working as his special assistant to the president and executive assistant on an annual salary of $150,000. She was introduced at the 2020 Republican national convention as "a formerly forgotten American from California" and compared Trump with George Bailey from the film "It's a Wonderful Life". Harp has been in the spotlight recently after Jon Ossoff, a Democratic senator, accused Trump of wanting to "build his ballroom and travel with Natalie" instead of attending to official duties.
Harp has been nicknamed the "human printer" for supplying Trump with print-outs of information. However, her role in the administration has come under scrutiny, including reports that she was smuggled onto a military plane with Trump to escape a suspected Iranian threat and sat in the trunk of an SUV to accompany him to a courthouse in 2023.
Trump reportedly joked that Harp could replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, but this has raised questions about her security clearance. It was discovered that Harp worked at the White House for over a year without the routine clearance, refusing to file the relevant forms until the White House counsel's office intervened.
Harp has also been criticized for writing letters to Trump expressing her devotion to him, calling herself "unworthy" of serving him. Michael Wolff, an author who has written about Trump, revealed that Harp was granted a special perk when she first joined his team - access to an exclusive Sunday buffet at Trump's golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
the uncomfortably obsequious letters she penned to Trump
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