Georgia Senator Natalie Harp Addresses Controversy Following Trump Ad
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Harp became the center of attention after Ossoff named her in a jab against President Donald Trump on Sunday. The Georgia senator told a crowd that instead of fulfilling the responsibilities of the presidency, Trump “wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.”
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BBC NewsOssoff was one of many Trump critics who noted Harp was reportedly on the plane that the president boarded to leave Turkey after the US supposedly received information about a threat from Iran.
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.
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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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“Someday, your children will come across your disgusting and inhumane question,” the White House’s rapid response X account wrote to CNN reporter Kristen Holmes on Monday after she asked the president to comment on Ossoff’s remarks.
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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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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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The aide’s adoring letters to Trump have also raised eyebrows and, at one point, reportedly alarmed the Secret Service during the president’s 2024 campaign.
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01 Breitbart Wednesday 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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02 The Hill Ossoff annoys Trump, White House, to Democratic delight and dismay Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) found a way to annoy President Trump and his White House aides. And a number of Democrats are loving every moment of it. The Georgia senator seemingly got under Trump’s skin earlier this week, calling into question the president’s relationship with Natalie Harp, a personal aide. The attack has remained in…
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03 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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04 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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05 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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