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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

How Trump and a family death splintered the Harps and pushed Natalie closer to MAGA

Preston Harp, the estranged brother of Natalie Harp, has told how the political divide between him and his sister was cemented following the death of their father - (Getty)

The estranged brother of Natalie Harp, President Donald Trump’s devoted White House aide, has told how the political divide between him and his sister was cemented following the death of their father, pushing her closer to MAGA and him to the left.

Preston Harp, 38, and his sibling hold strong political beliefs at opposite ends of the spectrum. Preston, who fled the U.S. for Nicaragua in 2023, told The Washington Post that he is prepared to die for the Sandinistas, a Marxist revolutionary group in the Central American country, while his sister has found a new father figure in Trump.

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