Trump Gives Devoted Aide an Intimate Travel Upgrade
The president’s 35-year-old “human printer” has secured yet another coveted spot by his side.
Donald Trump’s favorite aide has scored herself a new seat of power.
Natalie Harp’s unusually close relationship with the president was on full display Monday when the 35-year-old aide climbed into the backseat of the presidential limousine alongside her 80-year-old boss ahead of a midterm campaign rally in Mississippi.
Harp follows Trump to the presidential limousine on Monday at the White House
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Instead of riding in another vehicle in the motorcade, Trump’s executive assistant accompanied him to Joint Base Andrews in the armored limousine.
In a video posted by Cara Castronuova of Lindell TV, Harp followed the president to “The Beast,” then walked around to enter through the driver’s-side rear door. She was carrying a large black bag.
Upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Harp exited the limousine and headed straight for Air Force One while Trump spoke to reporters about his trip to Mississippi to campaign for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Harp departs the presidential limousine and heads for Air Force One while Trump talks to the press.
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Harp, Trump’s so-called “human printer,” is known for feeding him news stories, searching the internet for information he wants to see, and helping him post on Truth Social.
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Her proximity to the president came under further scrutiny after the Daily Beast published two adoring letters she wrote to him in 2023, either during or after she accompanied him to Scotland and Ireland.
“You are all that matters to me,” Harp wrote in one missive. “I don’t want to ever let you down.”
Harp deboards Air Force One in Mississippi on Monday night
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Harp’s typed communications feature the unusual capitalization that has long characterized the president’s social media posts. For instance, Harp called Trump her “Guardian and Protector in this Life.” In the same sentence, she mentioned a “Cash Register.”
Trump, for his part, has reportedly said that the former One America News Network host, who earns $150,000 annually, “will never leave” him. Trump even gifted her—along with two other young, female White House aides—$45,000 last year, ostensibly for the “holidays.”
At a rally in Nebraska earlier this month, Trump called Harp “perfect,” and brought her onstage to deliver an executive order for him to sign.
Donald Trump's aide Natalie Harp beams as the president reaches out to her on stage at a recent rally in Nebraska.
Nathan Howard/REUTERS
Trump then compared her to one of the models on The Price Is Right, and suggested they could have their own television show together.
“We should go on television with this show, right?” Trump told the crowd.
Harp reportedly played a key role in securing Katie Zacharia’s appointment as White House Press Secretary earlier this month—a tenure that lasted just five days. But Zacharia’s swift ouster appears to have done little to dent Harp’s standing with Trump, judging by Monday’s backseat ride.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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