The extraordinary letters Trump aide Natalie Harp reportedly left for him on 2023 trip

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21 Aug 2026 • 10:28 PM MYT
The Independent
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The extraordinary letters Trump aide Natalie Harp reportedly left for him on 2023 trip

  • Deeply personal letters written by White House executive assistant Natalie Harp to Donald Trump during a 2023 trip to Scotland and Ireland have been published in full by The Daily Beast.
  • In the letters obtained by biographer Michael Wolff, Harp expresses intense devotion, opens up about her father's death, describes approaching burnout, and calls herself unworthy of Trump.
  • Journalist Maggie Haberman reported that the Secret Service was alarmed by the notes, which were left in Trump's personal spaces.
  • White House spokesperson Davis Ingle defended Harp as one of Trump's most loyal aides and criticized the media's reporting.
  • Harp remains a key aide working in close proximity to Trump in the White House, though reports indicate several colleagues are unnerved by her presence and influence.

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