Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
25%
5 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans right
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
59/100
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Americans have questions about Natalie Harp, President Donald Trump’s famously ultra-loyal White House aide.
asserted
Americans → have → Harp
According to a new Daily Mail / JL Partners poll, 42 percent of Americans think there are more questions to be answered about her role in the Trump administration, while 36 percent are unsure and 22 percent are satisfied.
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percent → accord → administration
Broken down by party, 58 percent of Democrats want more answers, while just 29 percent of Republicans do.
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percent → break → Republicans
Overall, the poll found, Harp is not particularly well known to the general public. Only 16 percent of respondents said they had heard a great deal about her, while 23 percent had heard a fair amount, and a third of respondents had heard nothing at all.
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third → find → nothing
Less than half of both Republicans and Democrats said they had been following Harp’s story closely.
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they → say → story
The Independent has contacted the White House for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
In political circles, Harp has become a subject of close attention, however, for her extreme devotion to the president.
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Harp → become → president
Harp reportedly leaves the president adoring notes, with one reading, “You are all that matters to me,” according to the book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, from New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
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that → leave → Haberman
The spotlight intensified after it was revealed that Harp was among a handful of aides the president took with him as part of a secret ploy in July to switch planes on the way back from a summit in Turkey in the face of potential security threats from Iran.
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president → intensify → Iran
Harp reportedly was with the president as he left Air Force One using a catering truck as cover, leaving the press and senior Cabinet officials behind.
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he → leave → press
The president’s bond with Harp has inspired mockery from late-night comedians and attacks from the Republican’s partisan critics.
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bond → inspire → critics
Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia has mentioned Harp and Trump in his stump speech.
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Ossoff → mention → speech
“He golfs and trades stocks,” Ossoff said in August.
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Ossoff → golf → August
“See, he doesn’t want to do the job; he wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie to their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.”
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he → see → Qatar
The Trump administration has defended Harp, arguing all the public scrutiny of her is unfounded.
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scrutiny → defend → her
“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,” White House spokesman Kush Desai previously told The Independent.
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Desai → cultivate → Independent
“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.”
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it → understand → her
Trump, for his part, has reportedly extolled Harp’s loyalty, telling staffers she was the “only one who loved him as much as his wife and kids,” according to Regime Change.
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who → extoll → Change
“All of you will go off and make money,” the president allegedly told his subordinates.
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president → go → subordinates
“She’ll never leave me.”
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She → leave → me
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