Over the weekend Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff got the "smear Trump aide Natalie Harp" ball rolling, and right on cue many in the media picked it up and were off to the races.
CNN's Erin Burnett even went so far as to interview Harp's estranged brother, who had no firsthand information about anything but was saying what the TDS crowd wanted to hear so that was good enough for the "journalists" at the cable net.
The New York Times also got in on the hot new trend of putting a Trump aide under a microscope for being a loyal employee.
Natalie Harp, the 35-year-old West Wing aide, is the utmost gatekeeper to President Trump. But what, exactly, does she do? Our reporters spoke with a half-dozen people with knowledge of Harp’s role. https://t.co/bI8vFaRRGw
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 19, 2026
The Times' Maggie Haberman reported that Harp is Trump's "human binkie." The state of "journalism" is not well.
Back on CNN, Burnett and Haberman joined forces to continue this obsession. The new scoop? Trump's aide is the person foreign leaders sometimes contact in order to speak with the president:
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Maggie Haberman shares new details about Trump aide Natalie Harp and her rise inside the White House: “She is a channel by which… foreign leaders try to reach him.” pic.twitter.com/ggzoV0DPk2
— Erin Burnett OutFront (@OutFrontCNN) August 20, 2026
A real shocker, right? That has "Pulitzer" written all over it!
So your big story is: president has a trusted and loyal aide
— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) August 20, 2026
and?
So, you're saying that people who want to speak to the president go through his personal aide to get a hold of him?! The audacity!! 🥴
— Joel Schamber (@JoelSchamber) August 20, 2026
Unthinkable, right?
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