The 'Human Printer' and Her Bond with Trump
Natalie Harp, 35 years old, is known inside the White House as the 'human printer' because she prints documents and articles for President Donald Trump, who prefers reading on paper. But her role goes far beyond that: she is the executive assistant who controls access to the Oval Office and has become the point of contact for international leaders with the president.
The controversy erupted when Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff mentioned her at a rally, hinting at an inappropriate relationship. Trump responded furiously, calling Ossoff a 'Pee-wee Herman lookalike'. Since then, media attention has focused on Harp, especially after it was revealed that she was one of the few people who accompanied Trump on his secret escape from Air Force One in July, when he moved to a military plane due to an alleged Iranian threat.
The Letters: Devotion and Apologies
The Daily Beast published two letters Harp sent to Trump in 2023, during a trip to Scotland and Ireland. In the first, she apologizes for an incident at the airport and for walking on a golf course: 'I want things to always be good between us', she writes. And she closes with: 'You are everything that matters to me. I never want to disappoint you. Thank you for being my guardian and protector in this life'.
The second letter is more intimate. Harp confesses she was starting to 'burn out' from work and envied those who 'only talk to you and are pretty'. She adds: 'I want that job!'. She also nostalgically recalls her days as a presenter on One America News Network, when 'we talked about everything and nothing'.
A Past of Unwavering Loyalty
Harp entered Trump's orbit in 2019, after telling Fox that she had overcome bone cancer thanks to the Right to Try law, which expanded her access to experimental treatments. Since then, her loyalty has been total. A CNN review of her now-deleted Twitter account revealed that on January 6, 2021, she published more than 150 tweets urging Republicans to 'FIGHT FOR TRUMP' and spreading election fraud theories.
Her brother, Preston Harp, 38, is estranged from her and lives in Nicaragua, where he defends the Daniel Ortega regime. In an interview with CNN, Preston called his sister's obsession with Trump 'unhealthy'.
Reactions in the White House
Journalist Maggie Haberman, author of a book about Trump, told CNN that 'most of her colleagues are uncomfortable with her' and that Harp 'is not liked by many'. However, Trump has said she loves him 'as much as his wife and children'.
The White House has not responded to requests for comment on the letters, but the episode has reignited debate about the power of an assistant who, according to sources, bypasses the traditional chain of command.
Sources: ABC, CNN, La Vanguardia, El País