Meet Trump aide Natalie Harp, the ‘human printer’ everyone is suddenly talking about

Natalie Harp, a 35-year-old aide to former US President Donald Trump, has recently become the subject of political controversy. Born and raised in California, Harp graduated from a Christian liberal arts college in San Diego in 2012 and earned an MBA from an evangelical university in Virginia in 2015. She gained national attention in 2019 when she wrote a LinkedIn post about her battle with bone cancer and credited Trump's Right to Try law for helping her access experimental treatments.

Right to Try allows terminally ill patients to access unapproved treatments without FDA approval. Her post highlighted the difference in focus between Democrats and Trump - Democrats emphasizing living with pain and "dying with dignity," while Trump emphasized cure. After her appearance at the 2020 Republican National Convention, Harp moved further into Trump's political orbit, becoming a presenter on One America News Network and eventually joining Trump's direct staff.

Known as the "human printer" due to her habit of supplying Trump with printed news and information, Harp is now officially a special assistant to the president and executive assistant to the president, earning $150,000 a year. Her proximity to Trump came under scrutiny recently when Trump secretly switched aircraft in Turkey due to an alleged Iranian assassination threat, and she accompanied him on the military plane while other staff and journalists remained on the at-risk plane.

The situation escalated after Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff criticized Trump for preferring to "build his ballroom and travel with Natalie" instead of doing his job as President. The Trump administration responded harshly to Ossoff's comments, with Trump attacking a CNN reporter and the White House accusing him of asking a "disgusting and inhumane" question.