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Natalie Harp Trump aide controversy

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FIRST ENTRY AUG 19
SEP 16 · Day 29

Opinion: White House being weird about Natalie Harp

Natalie Harp is nicknamed the “human printer” because she trails the president with a portable printer to hand him hard copies of flattering coverage.

Donald Trump gave Natalie Harp and two other female aides a cash gift of $45,000.

Melania Trump did not accompany Donald Trump on his trip to Ireland.

SEP 15 · Day 28

Jon Ossoff mentions Natalie Harp while condemning Trump administration

Natalie Harp is a White House aide.

Jon Ossoff condemned the Trump administration's handling of USS Lincoln sailors.

Jon Ossoff is a U.S. Senator.

SEP 13 · Day 26

Trump team attacks liberal journalist over Natalie Harp posts

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff invoked Natalie Harp by first name during a campaign speech criticizing President Trump.

CNN mentioned Natalie Harp at least 132 times by August 19 following Sen. Ossoff's remarks.

Jon Ossoff denied suggesting an affair between Trump and Harp when questioned by Jen Psaki.

“Natalie Harp is one of the most loyal and hardest working aides on President Trump's team. Jon Ossoff is a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid cosplaying as Barack Obama. Nobody gives a s--- what this lightweight loser says,”
DAVIS INGLE verbatim
SEP 10 · Day 23

Trump faces scrutiny over cash gifts for aides including Natalie Harp

Donald Trump gave cash gifts of $45,000 each to three aides including Natalie Harp.

Margo Martin is a 31-year-old communications adviser who films Trump's daily activities for social media posts.

Walt Nauta reported a $20,000 gift from Trump.

“Laws prohibiting government employees from receiving supplemental income are not arbitrary; they exist to ensure that public servants’ priorities remain focused on public service, not a wealthy benefactor who may have other objectives in mind.”
KEDRIC PAYNE verbatim
SEP 09 · Day 22

Trump gave $45,000 to Natalie Harp and other White House aides as holiday gifts

Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira were charged in 2023 with conspiring with Trump to obstruct an FBI investigation into classified documents.

The disclosures of the gifts were first reported by The Washington Post.

A White House official told the Associated Press that Trump has a longstanding practice of giving Christmas gifts to people in his orbit.

SEP 09 · Day 22

Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to aide Natalie Harp and other aides, records show

Natalie Harp helps manage Trump's Truth Social account and drafts social media statements.

Walt Nauta was indicted alongside Trump in June 2023 on charges related to mishandling national security documents, and the case was ultimately dismissed.

The cash gifts were marked as a 'cash gift for the holidays' or 'Cash Gift for Holidays' in financial disclosures.

AUG 27 · Day 9

Jon Ossoff goes low on Natalie Harp

Jon Ossoff said in a campaign stump speech that Trump wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie.

Natalie Harp wrote to Donald Trump that he is all that matters to her.

Jon Ossoff is a Democratic senator from Georgia running for re-election.

“build his ballroom and travel with Natalie”
JON OSSOFF verbatim
AUG 23 · Day 5

Abdul El-Sayed Faces Online Backlash Over Comments on Usha Vance and Trump Staffer

Abdul El-Sayed made a social media post asking if JD Vance would take Usha Vance back in time to meet his grandfather.

Abdul El-Sayed posted a remark directed at Natalie Harp suggesting Trump had "too much iPad for the week."

Tudor Dixon is a Republican former gubernatorial candidate in Michigan.

“He goes after Usha. He goes after Natalie [Harp]. This coward picks on women who are not in his fight. Imagine how he would treat female staffers in the halls of Congress,”
TUDOR DIXON verbatim
AUG 22 · Day 4

Column on Political Rhetoric Around Natalie Harp

During a rally, Senator Jon Ossoff criticized Donald Trump's desire to travel with his aide Natalie Harp on a plane gifted by the Emir of Qatar.

Newt Gingrich stated on X that Jon Ossoff owes Natalie Harp an apology.

Meghan McCain criticized the coverage following Jon Ossoff's comments on X, calling the attacks on Natalie Harp sexist.

“He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.”
JON OSSOFF verbatim
AUG 22 · Day 4

Reports Reveal Natalie Harp's Deleted Social Media Posts from January 6

Natalie Harp's official roles are special assistant to the president and executive assistant to the president.

The Daily Beast published two intimate letters written by Natalie Harp to Donald Trump in 2023.

Natalie Harp shared tweets after the Capitol attack insisting the rioters were "not Trump supporters" and circulated false reports that Antifa had infiltrated the mob.

“I want to bring you joy, to feel like we can get through a day without ever having to talk ‘work.’”
NATALIE HARP verbatim
AUG 20 · Day 2

White House faces questions over security clearance for Trump aide Natalie Harp

Donald K Sherman said that in Trump's first administration, Jared Kushner was only granted a clearance after Trump ordered it, overruling concerns raised by intelligence officials.

Natalie Harp is executive assistant to the US president.

When Trump secretly switched aircraft in Turkey after an alleged Iranian assassination threat, Harp was among a small group who accompanied him on a military aircraft.

“You are all that matters to me,”
NATALIE HARP verbatim
AUG 19 · Day 1

Profile: Natalie Harp, Trump's right-hand woman

Trump said that Natalie Harp 'lit up the television screen like very few people I have ever seen do it.'

The White House has described Natalie Harp as a 'trusted and valued' member of the team.

Natalie Harp reportedly joined Trump on a secret plane when he swapped planes leaving Turkey last month.

“You are all that matters to me,”
NATALIE HARP verbatim
AUG 19 · Day 1

Jon Ossoff's Trump jab sparks media frenzy over White House aide Natalie Harp

The Daily Beast cited anti-Trump author Michael Wolff in a story alleging Melania Trump is "locked in a secret power struggle" over her husband with Harp.

Ossoff insisted on MS NOW that he referenced Natalie Harp merely as Trump's "security blanket".

CNN cited unnamed sources in a story alleging Harp "jumped into an SUV trunk" to ride with Trump for an October 2023 court appearance.

“But the simple fact that he requires a woman to linger around him most of the time, ready to express her devotion and that of his most ardent followers, isn’t a great look. When considered alongside the extraordinary medical privacy exerted by Trump and the White House, it cuts against his failing efforts to position himself as virile and robust.”
SALON verbatim
AUG 19 · Day 1

White House responds angrily to Ossoff's 'Natalie' remark

Trump called Talarico "Talafreako" in July.

Jon Ossoff is a US senator for Georgia running for re-election in November.

Karoline Leavitt is the White House press secretary who is stepping down.

“While the sailors on the [USS Abraham] Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks,”
JON OSSOFF verbatim
AUG 19 · Day 1

Natalie Harp letter to Trump reported

“You are all that matters to me,”
NATALIE HARP verbatim
AUG 19 · Day 1

BBC profiles Natalie Harp, Trump's right-hand woman

Natalie Harp left OAN in 2022 to join Trump's next presidential campaign.

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff name-checked Natalie Harp during a speech that went viral.

Natalie Harp spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

“You are all that matters to me,”
NATALIE HARP verbatim
AUG 19 · Day 1

Profile of Natalie Harp, Trump aide

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff name-checked Harp during a speech that went viral

Harp's official title at the White House is executive assistant to the president

Harp joined an advisory board for Trump's 2020 re-election campaign

“You are all that matters to me,”
NATALIE HARP verbatim
AUG 19 · Day 1

White House responds to senator's 'Natalie' barb

Natalie Harp is a 35-year-old aide to Trump who rarely leaves the president's side.

Trump called Ossoff a 'Pee-wee Herman lookalike' and also 'Pinky Herman'.

Ossoff said Trump wants to travel with Natalie on a defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.

“While the sailors on the [USS Abraham] Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks,”
JON OSSOFF verbatim
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