Natalie Harp has long been one of President Donald Trump's closest aides, but a comment from U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff put her into the national spotlight.
During an Aug. 16 rally in Atlanta, the Georgia Democrat accused Trump of wanting to "travel with Natalie" instead of focusing on his duties, reigniting questions about the aide's influence and unusually close proximity to the Republican president.
The controversy put a fresh spotlight on Harp, a longtime Trump loyalist whose role around the president has drawn increasing attention. Her constant presence alongside Trump, reported access to his communications and growing visibility inside his inner circle made her one of the most talked-about aides in Washington.
Sen. Jon Ossoff mentioned Trump's aide Natalie Harp during a speech Sunday ... claiming Trump would rather build his White House ballroom and "travel with Natalie" than do his job as POTUS.
Who is she?
Harp, 34, is Trump's executive assistant and one of the most visible figures in the president's inner circle. The former television presenter for One America News Network graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2012 and received an MBA from Liberty University in 2015, according to Vanity Fair.
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Harp first gained national attention after crediting Trump's "Right to Try" law with helping her access an experimental treatment for bone cancer, according to Forbes. She spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention and later worked on Trump's 2024 presidential campaign before joining the White House as executive assistant at the start of his second term.
U.S. President Donald Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp walks as Trump (not pictured) travels following a Camp David meeting of the cabinet, at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S., July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Heuer
'Human printer'
Harp became known in Trump circles as the "human printer," a nickname tied to her habit of carrying a portable printer and battery pack so she could provide the president with physical copies of information wherever he traveled, according to reporting by The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA Today Network.
She also was linked in reports to some of Trump's most controversial social media activity through her access to his account on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte and U.S. President Donald Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp walk to board a helicopter at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Secret flight
Harp's proximity to Trump was on display this month when she was among a small group selected to accompany the president after he was secretly transferred from Air Force One to another aircraft amid threats on his life from Iran.
Other top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, adviser Stephen Miller and reporters traveling with the president, remained on what became a "decoy" plane.
U.S. President Donald Trump and his executive assistant Natalie Harp exit Marine One at the Ellipse near the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 16, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
Connection to Trump
In his 2025 book "All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America," journalist and author Michael Wolff claimed Harp sometimes included personal notes in briefing materials delivered to Trump.
According to Wolff, those notes included messages praising the president, prompting what Vanity Fair described as "bewilderment and concern" among some people in Trump's orbit. The magazine reported that some officials attempted to create distance between Harp and Trump, though those efforts did not last.
U.S. President Trump walks by his Executive assistant Natalie Harp as they attend a dignified transfer of the remains of U.S. Army service members, Army 1st Lt Tyler James Feehan, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, killed during an attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed one-way unmanned aerial system at Erbil Air Base in Iraq, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, U.S., July 22, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
Cancer survivor
Harp is a survivor of bone cancer and frequently spoke about how the experimental treatment she received under the "Right to Try" program affected her life.
The law, which Trump signed in 2018 during his first administration, allows some terminally ill patients to seek access to treatments that have not yet received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Her family
Little is publicly known about Harp's family or personal life.
However, her estranged brother, Preston Harp, publicly commented on her relationship with Trump, calling it "unhealthy" in remarks reported by the Daily Mail.
He later told The Daily Beast that he believed his sister viewed Trump as a father figure and said she struggled with her relationship with her late father.
As scrutiny of Harp intensifies after Ossoff's comments, interest in the executive assistant continues to grow, making her one of the most closely watched figures in Trump's inner circle.
