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Natalie Harp Draws Intense Scrutiny Over Close Role with President Trump

Her access to Trump has drawn questions about influence, as she filters information, manages his posts and stays close on trips, aides said.

  • On August 16, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff criticized President Donald Trump's travel habits during an Atlanta campaign speech, claiming Trump would rather "travel with Natalie" than perform presidential duties, referring to executive assistant Natalie Harp.
  • Harp first gained national attention in 2019 as a public advocate for the federal "Right to Try" Act, eventually transitioning from television host to a constant presence in Trump's inner circle as executive assistant.
  • Known as the "human printer," Harp frequently carries a portable printer to provide Trump with hard copies of news articles and social media posts while managing his Truth Social presence and accompanying him on most trips.
  • White House communications director Steven Cheung responded by mocking Ossoff as "Pee-wee Herman," accusing the senator of "denigrating hard working people serving their country" and launching personal attacks.
  • Scrutiny of Harp intensified following a July security operation in Turkey where she accompanied Trump during a secret aircraft transfer; her estranged brother, Preston Harp, recently characterized her devotion as an "unhealthy obsession.
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"She's always there," a source close to the White House told the BBC. "Literally always." White House reporters often see her standing just feet away from US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office or boarding Air Force One during his many domestic and international trips.

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Natalie Harp is almost always at Donald Trump's side. A comment from a Democratic senator has thrust the US president's "special assistant" into the media spotlight. Who is this 35-year-old woman?

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The US president, Donald Trump, has long been carrying a blonde shadow and 35 years old. It is a discreet but always present presence: his advisor Natalie Harp, whom in the environment close to the U.S. president they nickname “human printer”. That nickname comes as a ring to his finger, since Harp always carries a portable printer to keep the president up to date with paper copies of press articles, emails and publications on social networks. H…

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AS broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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