Overview
- New excerpts from the book Regime Change portray Natalie Harp as unusually close to President Trump, noting handwritten admiring notes and a role in supplying him with curated media.
- Reporting also links Harp to drafting or posting some content on Truth Social, which raises concerns about informal control of the president’s messages.
- Her estranged brother, Preston Harp, publicly described the relationship as "very unhealthy" and said the siblings split after their father’s 2020 death by suicide.
- The White House has defended Harp as a loyal and hardworking aide and there is no public record of any formal investigation or disciplinary action tied to these revelations.
- The episode follows earlier accounts of staff and Secret Service unease over Harp’s proximity and highlights broader questions about personal loyalty, access and internal checks on presidential aides.