Natalie Harp, one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, is reportedly leaning into her nickname “the human printer” by passing along messages to the president the best way she knows how: printing them out.
Harp, 35, is known to carry a portable printer to present physical copies of supportive social media posts or op-eds for Trump to review, because it’s the president’s preferred method of digesting content.
But she also does the same for messages, according to a Politico article.
One person who wanted to give a physical message to Trump told Politico they texted the material to Harp, who replied, “printed.”
The one-word response is apparently the closest someone can get to a read receipt from the president.
open image in galleryWhite House Spokesperson Davis Ingle said in a statement, “Natalie Harp is one of the most loyal and hardest working aides on President Trump’s team.”
Harp has been a loyal aide to Trump for many years. She’s consistently photographed at the president’s side or, at least, nearby – sometimes holding a stack of papers for Trump to review.
One of her main duties is to provide Trump with a stream of positive news, op-eds and social media commentary while also showing him criticisms of his opponents. After compiling the content, she prints it out for the president to physically see.
Some of that content, once physically approved by the president, ends up on his Truth Social account, the Wall Street Journal reported.
But Harp also serves as the go-between for the president and allies, facilitating messages for Trump to see and respond to.
open image in galleryBy establishing herself as the source of Trump’s positive feedback and casual communications, Harp has cemented herself as a crucial part of the Trump team in the White House. She’s so devoted to the president that she’s written heartfelt letters saying “You are all that matters to me,” the New York Times reported.
Trump seemingly returns the feelings, treating Harp as a “Binkie” or “his comfort blanket,” New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman described on MSNOW.
Harp’s unwavering allegiance to Trump has sparked speculation about the two’s close-knit relationship.
Harp’s brother, Preston Harp, described the relationship between the president and his sister as “very unhealthy” in an interview with The Daily Mail.
open image in galleryPreston Harp later told The Daily Beast that he believes his sister sees Trump “as a kind of father figure because he embodies the doctrine of American exceptionalism.”
This past month, Harp was among the few aides that Trump took with him on a military jet when he discreetly changed planes while flying out of Turkey due to security concerns.
Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff used the report to criticize the president, claiming he would rather “travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace” than do his job.
On behalf of the White House, Ingle said: “Jon Ossoff is a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid cosplaying as Barack Obama. Nobody gives a s*** what this lightweight loser says.”