Mary Trump Says Uncle Donald Keeps 'Stalker' Aide Natalie Harp Close Because 'Nobody Cares About Him': 'There’s Something Seriously Wrong With Her'

During an appearance on "The Daily Beast Podcast," Mary Trump — a clinical psychologist and fierce critic of her uncle Donald Trump — explained that the president's ubiquitous aide Natalie Harp, possesses "the qualities of a stalker" but that the former president delights in her constant presence because of his severe fear of abandonment and need for validation.

Mary framed the POTUS’ acceptance of his 35-year-old aide as a unique case of a "stalking victim who welcomes being stalked.”

The 61-year-old daughter of the president’s brother said her uncle isn't getting the attention he needs because "nobody cares about him" in his inner circle.

Because all of his relationships are transactional, his children and peers don't care about him emotionally, and Harp is uniquely "willing to fill that role.”

“Every single relationship Donald has is transactional,” Mary told host Joanna Coles. “It should become obvious to him that, you know, his children don’t care about him any more than he cares about them. And, you know, those relationships are determined purely by who’s getting what of whom.”

“We’ve also seen cracks in the inner circle,” she explained, noting the abandonment Trump may have felt over the resignation of his dutiful press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, whom Mary described as “one of the most loyal, sycophantic, and disgraceful propagandists in the administration.”

Mary connects the relationship to her 80-year-old uncle's general age-related decline. She claims he is losing control over his body and experiencing similarities to his father and her grandfather Fred Trump's battle with Alzheimer's.

As his ego is increasingly threatened, he relies heavily on Harp to "fill his head with compliments and positive messages.”

She describes a bizarre dynamic where Harp — who has written notes calling Trump her "Guardian and Protector" and the "center of my universe"— has something "psychologically wrong with her," yet Trump completely welcomes the behavior because it pacifies his profound insecurities.

“It’s the only case I’ve ever seen in which the stalking victim has welcomed being stalked. And I think that is in part because Donald is not getting the attention he needs, because nobody cares about him — which makes sense because he doesn’t care about anybody,” she said.

Ultimately, Mary views the situation as a "pathetic" but calculated arrangement.

She highlights a quote attributed to her uncle about Harp —"She’ll never leave me... the others will leave me"—as proof that his inability to shake her stems from a desperate need for absolute, unshakeable loyalty.

Mary also noted that Harp isn’t all there, either.

“There are limits when people are sycophantic enablers. Even they have limits to the amount they are willing to be humiliated or have their lives in danger. Natalie Harp is a different type entirely. There’s something seriously wrong with her,” she said.

“I think there’s something psychologically wrong with her,” she continued, referring to Harp. “She needs help. She has the qualities of a stalker.”

Mary said the situation is so alarming it should be bigger news, but alas, it isn't.

“Nobody seems to have a problem with it,” Mary said. “If... an 81-year-old Democratic president was hanging out with a 35-year-old woman and spending more time with her than he did with anybody else in his family, I’m pretty sure there would be a problem. But this is a different world we live in now.”