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Pototan

(3,246 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:40 AM Friday

Aide Natalie Harp in "unhealthy relationship" with Trump:

White House aide Natalie Harp’s obsession with Donald Trump has become so severe that her own brother has spoken out.

Preston Harp, 38, the estranged brother of Trump’s favorite personal assistant, blasted the 80-year-old president and his too-close-for-comfort bond with Preston’s 34-year-old sister.

In an interview with The Daily Mail, Preston called Trump a “national embarrassment” and said his sister’s relationship with him is “very unhealthy.”

Harp has since risen through the ranks to become Trump’s favorite personal assistant, her devotion to the president becoming so intense that it caused concern within the Secret Service. According to Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, Harp would leave gushing letters for Trump in his “personal spaces” before joining the White House staff. One reportedly read, “You are all that matters to me.”


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-aide-natalie-harp-s-brother-calls-her-relationship-with-president-unhealthy/ar-AA26AFYV
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Aide Natalie Harp in "unhealthy relationship" with Trump: (Original Post) Pototan Friday OP
Trump told his team that Harp "was the only one who loved him as much as his wife and his kids"..."She'll never sop Friday #1
I think this story Pototan Friday #3
I don't think Harp loves him, either. GoCubsGo Friday #9
She replaced Hope Hicks. no_hypocrisy Friday #2
For the life of me I do not understand how a vile sociopath with questionable hygiene tanyev Friday #6
Think Rasputin CanonRay Friday #13
Especially with the stench from his smelly depends infullview Friday #18
Being close to "the most powerful" is, I'm sure very addictive. a kennedy Friday #23
Because women are just people. Some of them are assholes. Maru Kitteh 7 hrs ago #35
It's what malignant narcissists do orangecrush Friday #4
Money and power are strong aphrodisiacs for some n/t Just_Vote_Dem Friday #7
There are healthy relationships with Trump? 3_Limes Friday #5
Sounds like there may be mental issues at play in this young woman. GPV Friday #8
🐰🔪😨 Floyd R. Turbo Friday #10
A decapitated bunny will show up in Donnie's bed... sop Friday #11
😨 Floyd R. Turbo Friday #12
"Oh yeah, she's a bunny boiler." Jedi Guy 21 hrs ago #29
😰 Floyd R. Turbo 21 hrs ago #30
She is definitely loony toons Wiz Imp Friday #14
Natalie Harp is a Brutal brainwashed Cha 5 hrs ago #37
Trump's Eva Braun, it looks like. Aristus Friday #15
Lol, have you seen a picture of her? She could star in Iron Sky 2 Cheezoholic Friday #19
That's the fake "Christians" for ya. Ugly Racists. Cha 5 hrs ago #38
Hmmm, if she is that unbalanced. . .one dares to dream! niyad Friday #16
Any Relationship with Trump is Unhealthy, by Definition.l MineralMan Friday #17
It's significant because she's posting his Truth Social messages. yardwork Friday #24
It is most "significant".. TY for Cha 4 hrs ago #39
Another case of Stockholm Syndrome mdbl Friday #20
Could anyone ever have a "healthy" relationship with trump? Wounded Bear Friday #21
Anyone within 81 light-years of Trump is in danger. Kid Berwyn Friday #22
Harp is Coo Coo LessAspin 22 hrs ago #25
Thanks for posting this (NT) Pototan 5 hrs ago #36
Ewwwww! surfered 22 hrs ago #26
She is his ivanka replacement. mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #27
She must have a fecal fetish Blue Owl 21 hrs ago #28
A Tiny (Odd-Voice) of (Strange) Reason wyn borkins 21 hrs ago #31
Trump Team Is Pissed at Aide Secretly Enabling Crazed Nighttime Rants LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #32
She's an enthralled cult member. A devoted groupie. Liberal In Texas 13 hrs ago #33
My thoughts exactly Pototan 7 hrs ago #34

sop

(19,894 posts)
1. Trump told his team that Harp "was the only one who loved him as much as his wife and his kids"..."She'll never
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:51 AM
Friday

leave me.”

I don't think Melania loves you all that much, Donnie. And the jury's still out on your kids.

GoCubsGo

(35,082 posts)
9. I don't think Harp loves him, either.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:41 AM
Friday

More likely, she loves the access. I wouldn't be surprised if she's really another Russian honey pot.

tanyev

(49,950 posts)
6. For the life of me I do not understand how a vile sociopath with questionable hygiene
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:08 AM
Friday

would inspire such slavish devotion from much younger, very attractive women.

infullview

(1,162 posts)
18. Especially with the stench from his smelly depends
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:30 AM
Friday

I’m sure his reeking stench makes him so attractive….

Jedi Guy

(3,527 posts)
29. "Oh yeah, she's a bunny boiler."
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:32 AM
21 hrs ago

That was the first thought that went through my head when I saw the images of her in the article.

She's not drop dead gorgeous but she's quite pretty. She'd have no trouble finding a guy her own age and yet she's obsessed with an ambulatory glob of Cheeto dust and cheap tanning oil.

Humans really are strange creatures.

Wiz Imp

(10,835 posts)
14. She is definitely loony toons
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 09:32 AM
Friday

From Wikipedia:

By 2017, Harp had become vocally critical of healthcare in the United States after she began suffering from health issues, particularly chronic pain and complications incurred by a medical error involving intravenous therapy for stage II bone cancer.[6] She praised president Donald Trump for signing into law a federal right-to-try law that she claimed allowed her to access experimental treatments, saving her life, on Fox News in 2019;[3] according to experts who spoke to The Washington Post, Harp's description of her treatment cast doubt on the veracity of her claim.[6]

Trump invited Harp to speak at the Republican National Convention in August 2020.[3] Her speech compared Trump to George Bailey, the protagonist of It's a Wonderful Life (1946),[7] leading to criticism from the family of the character's actor, Jimmy Stewart.[8] By August, she had become a member of the advisory board for Trump's 2020 presidential campaign.[9]

A reminder that Jimmy Stewart was a lifelong conservative Republican. Donald Trump is Mr. Potter in It's Wonderful Life. He's as far from George Bailey as one can get.

Harp is responsible for most of the unhinged posts on Trump's Truth Social. According to Wikipedia:
With Trump's approval, Harp was responsible for posting a video that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes and for posting an AI-generated image of Trump as Jesus.

Cha

(321,585 posts)
37. Natalie Harp is a Brutal brainwashed
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 02:10 AM
5 hrs ago

idiot, and ugly ass Racist. Liberty University, "Christian", which means in this case they support Pedophiles, a Rapist, Homicidal Maniacs, stealing from the poor to give to Billionaires. etc etc ad nauseam.

I looked her up in wiki, too.. Thanks for posting it.

Cheezoholic

(4,129 posts)
19. Lol, have you seen a picture of her? She could star in Iron Sky 2
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:33 AM
Friday

An unequivocal irresponsible MORON

Trump Team Is Pissed at Aide Secretly Enabling Crazed Nighttime Rants

Harp doesn't share her drafts with anyone else in White House but the president, claiming she works for him & only him, reported the WSJ.

newrepublic.com/post/210363/... via @newrepublic.com

Marty Ema (@emaenoiaen.bsky.social) 2026-05-13T23:19:13.777Z

MineralMan

(152,049 posts)
17. Any Relationship with Trump is Unhealthy, by Definition.l
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:29 AM
Friday

I don't see why this story is significant in any way. Nobody cares if Trump is boinking his personal assistant. He's not Bill Clinton, for pete's sake!

yardwork

(69,977 posts)
24. It's significant because she's posting his Truth Social messages.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:52 AM
Friday

Apparently she's up all night with him, feeding him memes and internet crap that he reposts with her assistance. She may be writing the posts.

She's helping Trump be the worst version of himself. It's an irritant to Republicans because they wish Trump would stop posting this embarrassing crap. The MAGA base loves it, though.

It's an interesting story to me because it shows how one person's actions can have an outsized impact on a presidency. Does it matter? I don't know.

mdbl

(8,982 posts)
20. Another case of Stockholm Syndrome
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:36 AM
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Joining the female magats that still do the same thing.

Wounded Bear

(64,845 posts)
21. Could anyone ever have a "healthy" relationship with trump?
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:39 AM
Friday

I don't think so. That level of narcissism precludes any form of healthy relationship.

mwmisses4289

(5,171 posts)
27. She is his ivanka replacement.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:05 AM
22 hrs ago

ivanka doesn't seem to be in his orbit as much anymore, she seems to be spending more time with her real hubby, jared.
Also, ivanka is nearing 50, a tad old for daddy-o.

wyn borkins

(1,624 posts)
31. A Tiny (Odd-Voice) of (Strange) Reason
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:37 AM
21 hrs ago

I agree totally with everyone (herein) that Natalie Harp is a weirdly-situated girl-child; however, unless there is much more than 'she-said / he-said' evidence, then Natalie Harp may have a case of 'Defamation' against any number of folks.

Where are the video or audio tapes of her physically interacting with djt

Where are the witnesses of Natalie Harp being indiscrete with djt

Have they been seen in intimate entanglements

Have they been seen embracing or holding hands or kissing

Where are the shared emails of their love messaging

Where is any proof of related gift exchanges

Other details indicating an "unhealthy relationship" with djt must be provided if she is to be determined out-of-touch or even deranged.



LetMyPeopleVote

(184,002 posts)
32. Trump Team Is Pissed at Aide Secretly Enabling Crazed Nighttime Rants
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:16 PM
13 hrs ago

There have been fewer typos and misspelled words is trump's posts lately but there are still weird capitalizations and strange phrasing. I have suspected that someone is helping trump in these posts. It seems that a trump "employee" stays up late to help trump in these posts.

An unequivocal irresponsible MORON

Trump Team Is Pissed at Aide Secretly Enabling Crazed Nighttime Rants

Harp doesn't share her drafts with anyone else in White House but the president, claiming she works for him & only him, reported the WSJ.

newrepublic.com/post/210363/... via @newrepublic.com

Marty Ema (@emaenoiaen.bsky.social) 2026-05-13T23:19:13.777Z

https://newrepublic.com/post/210363/donald-trump-team-pissed-aide-nighttime-social-media

Even the president’s inner circle is tiring of his erratic, late-night social media binges—and the White House aide responsible for them.

Donald Trump’s executive assistant Natalie Harp is the woman behind his overnight Truth Social sprees, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Through twilight-hour shifts, Harp has created the impression that the president never sleeps and is instead spending his should-be bedtime obsessively retweeting baseless conspiracies about the 2020 presidential election and Fox News headlines about his purported popularity among the American public.

The 34-year-old aide supplies the president with stacks of printed-out drafts and awaits his approval before hitting post, sources told the Journal.

Her work has included posts that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, and an AI-generated image of Trump as Jesus Christ. Trump took down both posts after they spurred immense public backlash. In the former instance, Trump claimed he did not see the section of the video that racistly mocked the former president and first lady. A White House official blamed the mistake on an editing error.

The frustration lies partly in the perceived chain of command: Harp does not share her drafts with anyone else in the White House but the president, claiming that she works for him and only him, reported the Journal. That’s prompted tensions between Harp and some of the federal employees affected by her incendiary writing, such as the chief of staff’s office.

I have no doubt that trump's relationship with this lady goes beyond late nights editing of internet posts.

Liberal In Texas

(16,544 posts)
33. She's an enthralled cult member. A devoted groupie.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:34 PM
13 hrs ago

She is apparently spending late nights with him. We know he's the kind of guy who grabs women by the... I can't believe she puts up a fight.

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