The estranged brother of Natalie Harp, Donald Trump’s doting personal aide, has spoken out against his sister, describing her close relationship with the president as “very unhealthy.”
Trump’s 34-year-old executive assistant — who has earned the moniker “Human Printer” because Trump regularly has her print out online media reports for him — is never far from his side and is so devoted to the president that she leaves behind admiring notes for him, according to a new book by New York Times reporters that highlights the extent of their close relationship.
Preston Harp, who has left the U.S. behind for Nicaragua and appears to have very different beliefs from his sibling, told the Daily Mail that he doesn’t understand how she works for the president.
The 38-year-old told the newspaper that Trump, 80, was “a national embarrassment.”
“She’s just like his fan club,” he said of his fiercely Trump-loyal sister.
The outlet reports the siblings became estranged in 2020 following the tragic death of their father, Robert Harp, who died by suicide according to an Orange County coroner in California.
After his dad’s death, Preston Harp said there was a family rift and he is no longer in touch with his sister or his mother, whom he described as “deeply religious.” He also claimed other relatives are estranged from the pair.
Preston Harp revealed that he first discovered his sister was working for Trump after a friend showed him a news article about it in 2023.
“I had no idea,” he told the newspaper. “And so it just kind of caused some cognitive dissonance…I don't understand why my sister, or anyone could want to work for Trump.”
White House Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, asked for comment, replied only: “Natalie Harp is one of the most loyal and hardest working aides on President Trump's team.”
Natalie Harp was formerly a right-wing cable television host and had been on Trump’s radar since 2019, when her story of cancer survival caught his attention. He invited her to speak at the 2020 Republican National Convention and she went on to join his staff in 2022.
Her closeness with the president features in the book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
Based on interviews with hundreds of sources, the book outlines how Natalie Harp has stayed close to Trump for years, including after he lost the 2020 election and decamped to Florida, according to an excerpt.
While on the golf course, she provided him with “positive news stories and social media comments.” She is widely reported to be the person behind Trump’s Truth Social posts, including some of the most controversial, and has been known to pen uplifting notes to the president, leaving them for him to find in “personal spaces.” One read: “You are all that matters to me.”
The dynamic between the two was so strange that Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff, reportedly thought to herself, “Where am I?” according to the book.
White House spokesman Kush Desai defended Natalie Harp in a previous statement to The Independent.
“No president has cultivated as much loyalty among their staffers and administration officials as President Trump; this is a testament to his commitment to our country and its people,” Desai said. “Natalie Harp is a beloved White House Official, and the Fake News Media will never understand what it’s like to be as trusted and admired as her.”
Brendan Rascius contributed reporting
