Few faces appear beside the U.S. President more often than Natalie Harp, a 35‑year‑old California native who has risen from a cancer survivor to the locker room of the Trump White House.
Harp’s journey began when she testified that it was the administration’s Right To Try Act that saved her bone‑cancer battle, a story that Trump amplified at the 2020 Republican National Convention. When the hospital refused experimental treatments, she said, “You did, Mr. President. Without you, I would have died waiting for them to be approved.”
Her public career peaked when she joined the advisory board for Trump’s 2020 re‑election campaign and later hosted a show on the One America News Network, where she became known for harshly defending the former president and casting doubt about election outcomes.
Today, as Executive Assistant, Harp is literally a short distance from the Oval Office, often seen with a portable printer and a laptop. Trump refers to her as a “human printer” because she provides him with paper copies of articles and media posts he prefers to own.
On a recent trip, journalist Jon Ossoff drew attention to her by calling her the President’s “binky” or comfort blanket in a speech that went viral. He swore that Harp had traveled in the secret new Air Force One plane and was on board when Trump secretly swapped planes in Turkey last month.
The White House responded to Ossoff’s remarks with an angry post on its Twitter‑style X account, accusing a reporter of making a cheap shot. While the administration claims Harp is a “trusted and valued” member, Trump himself rarely speaks of her on camera, leaving her influence largely whispered about by insiders.
