Eric Trump defends aide Natalie Harp as family rift and political attacks intensify
The president's son called her brother "absolute trash" for questioning her loyalty, as critics and allies clash over her prominent role.
What to know
- White House aide Natalie Harp has become the focal point of an escalating political and family dispute over her unusually close relationship with President Trump, including reports she traveled with him on a separate military flight and once jumped into his SUV trunk.
- Her brother Preston Harp publicly challenged her devotion on CNN, calling it an "unhealthy obsession," prompting Eric Trump to defend her fiercely and insult his own relative.
- Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff weaponized Harp's prominence in a Georgia rally attack on Trump, triggering fierce counterattacks from Trump's inner circle, including unusually personal attacks on Ossoff from White House officials.
“Jon Ossoff is a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid cosplaying as Barack Obama. Nobody gives a s*** what this lightweight loser says.”
Davis Ingle, White House spokesperson · Independent UK ↗
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Eric Trump defends sister's ally Natalie Harp
Eric Trump publicly defended Harp on social media, calling her "an incredible young woman – a cancer survivor, a genuinely good person, and arguably one of the hardest-working people in the White House," and called his own brother "absolute trash" for questioning her loyalty.
“an incredible young woman – a cancer survivor, a genuinely good person, and arguably one of the hardest-working people in the White House…”
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first by The Independent, 4h ago · also Independent UK
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- Trump’s relationship with aide Natalie Harp becomes family affair as son Eric weighs in Independent UK · 3h ago
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Trump and allies attack Ossoff over Harp criticism — When asked about Ossoff's comment, Trump compared the senator's appearance to Pee-wee Herman. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung called Ossoff "the biggest cuck loser in politics," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle branded him "a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid," and conservative commentator Scott Jennings called him "a garbage human."
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Preston Harp tells CNN his sister has 'unhealthy obsession' with Trump
Natalie Harp's brother Preston gave a CNN interview questioning his sister's relationship with the president, characterizing it as an unhealthy obsession with Trump.
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Jon Ossoff criticizes Trump's travel arrangement with Harp — Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff invoked Harp's name at a Georgia rally, claiming President Trump would rather "travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace" than do his job.
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Natalie Harp jumps into Trump's SUV trunk — CNN reported that aide Natalie Harp jumped into the trunk of the president's SUV as he headed to a court hearing in New York City, illustrating the extent of her devotion.