Natalie Harp, Trump Aide, Expresses 'Obsession' with President amid Controversial Call
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The brother of Trump aide Natalie Harp said that she has an "obsession" with the president after Sen. Jon Ossoff called her out by name at a rally.
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HuffPostNatalie Harp’s relationship with Trump has become the subject of national debate after Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) said the president was more interested in spending time with her and building the White House ballroom than he was in doing his job.
The Guardian USNot only did the remark enter into national consciousness the existence of ‘Natalie’ – Natalie Harp, the 35-year-old aide to Trump who rarely leaves the president’s side – Ossoff’s riff also succeeded in upsetting Steven Cheung, Trump’s director of communications.
BBC NewsPublished Few people in US President Donald Trump's orbit have appeared as frequently by his side as Natalie Harp in recent years.
Washington ExaminerThe reference was to Harp, Trump’s 35-year-old executive assistant and a longtime member of his inner circle who frequently travels with the president. Harp was among a small group of aides who accompanied Trump during a secretive aircraft switch in Turkey last month amid concerns about a potential Iranian assassination attempt.
The HillOssoff: ‘Amazing to watch this White House melt down’ over Harp remark Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) doubled down Wednesday on his criticism of President Trump’s relationship with longtime White House aide Natalie Harp, brushing off a wave of attacks from the president’s inner circle over his remarks. Ossoff, who is seeking reelection in Georgia against Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), came under fire by the White House…
BreitbartWednesday on MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said no one cares about sycophantic Natalie Harp’s feelings.
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She rose to fame by crediting Trump with saving her life. In his first term, Trump got the Right to Try Act passed to give some patients greater access to experimental treatments, which Harp used for her bone cancer. She quickly gained prominence and popularity in Trump's Maga (Make America Great Again) wing of the Republican party talking about the experience, and soon after joined an advisory board for Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.
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HuffPostNatalie Harp’s rise to the upper echelons of Trump’s inner circle began in 2019 when she credited him with saving her life during a battle with bone cancer. This was due to Trump’s signing of “The Right to Try Act,” which allowed for the greater use of experimental medical treatments by terminally ill patients.
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In practice, this means that Harp has an out-sized ability to control what information or updates Trump receives, according to another source familiar with White House operations.
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HuffPostTrump’s other advisers say that with Harp around, the president “enjoys an unvetted flow of information, some of it poisonous and counterproductive,” according to The New York Times.
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Harp also serves as something of a social media scribe for Trump, posting to his Truth Social account on his behalf.
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HuffPostThere’s footage of her typing out Trump’s social media posts. In a clip from “Art of the Surge,” the 2024 documentary about Trump’s second win, Harp, who remains mostly quiet, can be seen typing whatever Trump says while watching the 2024 Democratic National Convention and then posting it on his Truth Social account.
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Amid the recent focus on Harp, the White House has described her as a "trusted and valued" member of the team, although Trump has rarely spoken about her on camera.
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HuffPostTrump “likes the attention” from Harp “and the fact that she is 100% committed and loyal,” a White House adviser told CNN.
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The anonymous White House Rapid Response X account joined in too, branding a CNN reporter who had asked Trump about Ossoff a “disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession”, and later posting:
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BBC NewsWhen a CNN reporter earlier this week asked Trump about Ossoff's comments, the White House reacted angrily on its official X account, describing the reporter, Kristen Holmes, as "a disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession".
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The remark quickly went viral and drew backlash from Trump allies, who accused Ossoff of making a sexist insinuation about Harp’s relationship with the president. Trump also responded, calling Ossoff a “Pee-wee Herman look-alike.”
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The Guardian USIn any case, Trump wasn’t far behind Cheung, calling Ossoff a “Pee-Wee Herman lookalike” – a reference to a TV and film character whose popularity peaked 40 years ago. (Trump has also called Ossoff “Pinky Herman”, which is neither a character nor a thing.)
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The exchange comes as Ossoff, who is seeking a second term against Republican Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), has adopted an increasingly combative posture toward Trump ahead of the November midterm elections. While recent polling has shown Ossoff with an advantage, Georgia remains highly competitive: Trump carried the state in 2024, and the Cook Political Report rates the race Lean Democrat, meaning Ossoff is favored, but the contest remains competitive.
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The Guardian USHello there, Jon Ossoff really struck a nerve. That much is clear. The US senator for Georgia, running for re-election in November, came up with arguably the standout line of the midterm elections campaign so far when discussing Donald Trump at a rally on Sunday.
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She signed a letter to Trump: “With all my heart, Natalie.” In a letter to Trump reviewed by The New York Times, Harp apologized to the president if she embarrassed him while walking the course with him in Scotland.
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01 BBC News She was thrust again into the spotlight this week by Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff - a Democrat and frequent Trump foil - when he recently name-checked her during a speech that has since gone viral.
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02 Washington Examiner “No one has been more consistently eloquent or incisive in exposing @realDonaldTrump than @Ossoff,” Axelrod wrote on X. “The paragraph from his weekend speech that has gotten so much attention was a brutal takedown.”
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03 The Guardian US “Jon Jackoff”, Cheung wrote on X on Monday, misspelling, perhaps deliberately, the name ‘Ossoff’, “has to be the biggest cuck loser in politics. Instead of denigrating hard working people serving their country, Jon should look deep into his soul and ask himself why he’s a miserable person who hates this country. It’s because he’s a radical, extremist Dumocrat.”
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04 HuffPost Interest in Harp has swelled with her name jumping 5,000% in Google searches after Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) mentioned her in a campaign speech over the weekend.
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05 Breitbart Lawrence O’Donnell said, “Senator, of all the things you’ve said about Donald Trump, and there are many, this is the one that apparently bothers him and everyone at his White House the most. You said we just heard it. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace, gifted by the Emir of Qatar. Why do you think that’s the line that bothers Donald Trump the most?”
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