Natalie Harp, a 35-year-old special assistant and executive assistant to the president, has recently emerged as a prominent figure in the political landscape. While she was largely unknown to the general public until this week, her role as a steadfast aide to President Trump has drawn significant attention, particularly after Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff referenced her during a campaign rally on Sunday. Ossoff criticized the president’s priorities, suggesting that Mr. Trump would rather “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie” than focus on his official duties.
The president addressed the comment during an Oval Office exchange on Monday, dismissing the senator by comparing him to the character Pee-wee Herman. The White House also issued a sharp rebuttal, with communications director Stephen Cheung labeling Ossoff a major political “loser.” White House spokesman Davis Ingle defended Harp, describing her as one of the most hardworking and loyal members of the president’s team and characterizing the senator’s remarks as “cringeworthy.”
Harp, a California native who holds a bachelor’s degree from Point Loma Nazarene University and an MBA from Liberty University, has been a fixture at the president’s side since he took office in January 2025. Her reputation for unwavering support is well-documented; in the book “Regime Change,” journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan noted that the president once remarked to staff that while others would eventually leave to pursue personal wealth, Harp would remain by his side.
Her daily responsibilities often involve managing the president’s communication and information flow. Mr. Trump, 80, frequently dictates Truth Social posts for Harp to transcribe and publish. She earned the nickname “human printer” during the 2024 campaign for carrying a portable device to provide the president with physical copies of positive news articles and social media posts, as he generally prefers paper over digital screens.
Beyond her administrative duties, Harp has been part of high-stakes security operations. Earlier this month, she was among a select group of aides—including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and staffers Walt Nauta and Dan Scavino—who traveled on a secret plane and a catering truck as the president departed Turkey in July. This maneuver was a ruse orchestrated by the Secret Service following intelligence reports of a potential Iranian missile threat against the president’s aircraft.
Harp’s public profile began to rise in 2020 when she delivered a speech at the Republican National Convention. A survivor of bone cancer, she credited President Trump with saving her life through his support of the Right to Try Act, a 2018 federal law that allows patients with life-threatening conditions to access experimental treatments. During her address, she stated that she had been unable to join clinical trials after failing existing chemotherapy options, telling the president, “Without you, I’d have died waiting for them to be approved.”
However, the narrative surrounding her medical treatment has faced scrutiny. The Washington Post reported that Harp had previously discussed receiving an FDA-approved immunotherapy treatment off-label. Because the medication was already approved for other uses, it would not have required the specific provisions of the Right to Try Act.
Before joining the White House, Harp worked as a television host for the One America News Network between 2021 and 2022. During her tenure at the pro-Trump outlet, she frequently echoed the president’s unsubstantiated claims regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The report also notes that the remark prompted pushback from the president. The report also notes that as the New York Times reported at the time, because she carried a portable printer to quickly get positive news to the president, she became known as the “human printer” during the 2024 presidential campaign. The report also notes that trump has taken note of Harp’s loyalty. The report also notes that intelligence detected a possible Iranian plot to fire a missile at his plane as he left Ankara.
Source: CBS News
