PoliticsDonald Trump's Loyal Aide Natalie Harp Rode in Trunk of His Car So She Could Accompany POTUS to the Courthouse
Natalie Harp was accused of having an 'unhealthy obsession' with the president.
Aug. 19 2026, Published 11:49 a.m. ET
President Donald Trump’s ubiquitous aide Natalie Harp pulled off a bizarre move to avoid being left behind by the POTUS.
According to CNN reporting, Harp once climbed into the trunk of an SUV to accompany him to a New York City courthouse — a choice her estranged brother described as “sad.”
"It's actually sad — that's obsession. That's like an unhealthy obsession with someone if you're going to jump into the trunk of their car,” Preston Harp told CNN’s Erin Burnett.
Natalie Harp's estranged brother said she has an 'unhealthy obsession' with the president.
Following a shouting match in the lobby of Trump Tower where staffers told her there was no space left in the motorcade vehicles, Natalie insisted that the POTUS had personally requested her presence.
Refusing to take no for an answer, she jumped into the trunk of one of the departing motorcade SUVs to stay close to him.
A CNN investigation confirmed the October 2023 incident through multiple sources and a corroborating photograph.
Who Is Natalie Harp?
A report claimed Natalie Harp sat in the trunk of a car to accompany Donald Trump to a courthouse.
The 35-year-old blonde, a former host on the far-right One America News Network, is widely known within Donald’s inner circle for carrying a portable printer everywhere he goes.
She constantly feeds him printed news articles, positive social media commentary and talking points.
Media reports and political analysts note she has become one of the Republican's most ever-present gatekeepers, managing direct access to his social media feeds and bypassing traditional protocols to deliver papers to his private quarters.
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Natalie Harp was one of three people who went on Donald Trump's secret plane while Air Force One was used as a decoy.
Her intense proximity was further highlighted during a July security scare in Turkey: Natalie was one of only three core aides secretly evacuated with Donald via a catering cart to an alternate jet, while senior cabinet officials were left behind on Air Force One.
Her sibling said that Natalie’s “unhealthy obsession” with the president was alarming.
He explained that her intense political infatuation dates back to her teenage years, when she wrote letters to past U.S. presidents. He added that she "didn't break out of that delusion my mom raised us with" regarding immense reverence for authority.
'I Don't Think It's a Physical Attraction'
Natalie Harp's estranged brother has 'hope' that she will 'wake up' and change her ways.
He dismissed any romantic undertones to her behavior, noting, "I don't think it's a physical attraction. Let's get real." Instead, he noted that Donald likes her because "she's his biggest fan.”
While Natalie has publicly credited the POTUS with saving her life through the Right to Try Act after her bone cancer diagnosis, Preston clarified, "What he did was he made experimental drugs legal to try... It's not like he physically saved her life.”
Despite their estrangement, Preston emphasized his love for her, concluding with a plea: "I hope that you change and that you wake up and you realize that everybody on this Earth is part of a human family.”
