WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: Natalie Harp, assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, walks from Marine One after landing at the Ellipse near the White House on August 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is returning from Houston where he visited NASA's Johnson Space Center and presented the Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. (Credit: Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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