Natalie Harp
Natalie Harp | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991 (age 32–33) |
| Education | Point Loma Nazarene University (BA) Liberty University (MBA) |
| Political party | Republican |
Natalie J. Harp (born 1991)[1][2] is an American former television personality who works as an aide for President-elect Donald Trump. She is frequently known as a "human printer" for accompanying Trump throughout the day to provide him with articles she finds on the internet. She has also sent social media and text messages in Trump's name.
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.[3]
From 2009 to 2012, Harp studied at Point Loma Nazarene University, a Christian liberal arts college in San Diego.[4] In 2015, she graduated with a MBA from Liberty University, an evangelical college in Virginia.[3]
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][3] 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][3] saying that "Without you, I'd have died waiting for [experimental drugs] to be approved".[3] Harp's claims were called into question by experts, including former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official Peter Lurie and Simon Fraser University professor of health sciences Jeremy Snyder.[5][3] 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.[6][3]
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 false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.[1] She left the network in March 2022 to join Trump's communications team.[7][8] 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."[9]
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][3] The post was deleted 15 hours later.[10] She also posted some messages on Trump's behalf on his Truth Social account, and in July 2024 sent a series of angry text messages in his name to Miriam Adelson, a major Trump campaign donor, to complain about people running her super PAC; at the time, the super PAC was spending about $18 million per week on Trump campaign ads in three states.[11][12]
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.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie; Swan, Jonathan (25 November 2024). "Devoted Aide Who Keeps Good News Flowing Will Follow Trump to the White House". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie; Swan, Jonathan (August 10, 2024). "Inside the Worst Three Weeks of Donald Trump's 2024 Campaign". The New York Times.
- ^ Scherer, Michael; Dawsey, Josh (August 17, 2024). "Trump campaign attempts to reset with candidate who sometimes has his own plans". The Washington Post.