Natalie Harp
Natalie Harp (born 1991 or 1992[1]) is an American former television personality who works as an aide for former president Donald Trump.
Early life[edit]
Harp is from a conservative Christian family in California.[1] Her father is an estate agent who founded a marketing and branding consultancy for travel companies and was the head of an "office of innovation" at a private Christian university.[2]
From 2009 to 2012, Harp studied at Point Loma Nazarene University, a Christian liberal arts college in San Diego.[3] In 2015, she graduated with a MBA from Liberty University, an evangelical college in Virginia.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2019, Harp said in an interview with Fox News that a 2018 "Right to Try" law enacted by then-President Donald Trump had saved her from dying of cancer.[1][2] Harp later joined Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. She delivered a speech at that year's Republican National Convention, where she compared Trump to George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life,[1][2] claiming that "Without you, I'd have died waiting for [experimental drugs] to be approved".[2] Harp's claims were called into question by former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official Peter Lurie and Simon Fraser University professor of health sciences Jeremy Snyder.[4][2] Snyder noted that Harp had been given "an FDA-approved immunotherapy drug for an unapproved use", which had been allowed prior to Right to Try.[5][2]
After 2020, Harp became an anchor for One America News Network, a far-right, pro-Trump cable channel known for its promotion of falsehoods and conspiracy theories. At the network, she promoted Trump's lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.[1] She left the network in March 2022 to join Trump's communications team.[6][7] The Washington Post reported that Harp "often accompanies Trump on his daily golf outings, riding the course in a golf cart equipped with a laptop and sometimes a printer to show him uplifting news articles, online posts or other materials."[8]
In 2023, Harp joined Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.[1] In 2024, The Bulwark reported, citing anonymous sources, that Harp was the staffer who had posted a video that included references to a "unified Reich" on Trump's Truth Social account.[1][2] The post was deleted 15 hours later.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Caputo, Marc A. (May 22, 2024). "Meet Trump's 'Human Printer'". The Bulwark. Archived from the original on 2024-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Pavia, Will (2024-05-23). "Meet Trump's 'human printer' who claims he saved her from dying of cancer". The Times. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ Molina, Alejandra (2020-08-27). "Alumni from Point Loma Nazarene University denounce fellow grad Natalie Harp's RNC speech". Religion News Service. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Wan, William (August 25, 2020). "Natalie Harp said Trump saved her life. Experts doubt that's true". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Snyder, Jeremy (November 15, 2019). "Trump brags that he's helping patients access medical 'miracles.' He isn't". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Baragona, Justin (2022-04-12). "Far-Right One America News Is in Existential Crisis Amid Mass Exodus". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ Tangermann, Victoria (2024-04-16). "Trump Has an Aide Who Follows Him Around With a Wireless Printer to Print Out "Good News From the Internet"". Futurism. Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ Helderman, Rosalind S.; Dawsey, Josh; Parker, Ashley; Alemany, Jacqueline (December 18, 2022). "How Trump jettisoned restraints at Mar-a-Lago and prompted legal peril". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Olding, Rachel (May 22, 2024). "'Junior' Trump Staffer Who Posted 'Unified Reich' Video Is Identified". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.