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Natalie Harp Draws Scrutiny Over Close Access to President Trump

Newly published letters plus hundreds of resurfaced social posts raise questions about who controls what the president reads, the security of his inner circle, how staff shape his decisions.

Overview

  • Public attention surged after Sen. Jon Ossoff referenced Harp this month and outlets published two 2023 letters attributed to her that express intense personal devotion to the president.
  • This week reporters reviewed a now‑removed X account that showed more than 150 posts from Harp on January 6, 2021 urging supporters to 'FIGHT FOR TRUMP' and repeating false election claims.
  • Press‑pool photographers and multiple outlets reported recent travel sightings of Harp boarding the same presidential SUV and joining the president on a golf weekend, underscoring her routine physical proximity.
  • The White House has defended Harp as a loyal, hard‑working aide while former reporters and officials say some of her letters previously alarmed the Secret Service and raise questions about security clearances and staffing practices.
  • Reporting also shows Harp helps gather and draft posts for Truth Social and supplies the president with printed material, which fuels concern that a single close aide can shape what the president sees and hears and may affect messaging and operational risk.