L'assistente 35enne del presidente Donald Trump, Natalie Harp, ha suscitato costernazione per il suo comportamento descritto come ossessivo nei confronti del leader repubblicano, 80 anni. Le preoccupazioni per la fissazione di Harp sul presidente andavano dalla cerchia ristretta dello staff fino alla first lady Melania Trump e ai Secret Service, e vi erano ampi segnali che chi era al corrente considerasse il suo attaccamento, nel migliore dei casi, preoccupante e, nel peggiore, poco sano.

Il percorso di Harp verso la Casa Bianca è passato dai media conservatori: ex conduttrice di One America News Network, è diventata una presenza stabile nell'operazione politica di Trump prima di entrare nel suo staff ed è stata spesso fotografata mentre portava una stampante portatile per stampare articoli di notizie per il presidente — un compito a cui allude il suo stesso riferimento nelle lettere al fatto di non dover più essere la "Human Printer".

Il giornalista Michael Wolff, da tempo cronista dei Trump e autore, tra gli altri, del bestseller del 2018 "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House", ha ora pubblicato due lettere sul suo Substack che Harp avrebbe scritto a Trump e lasciato in luoghi privati nei suoi spazi più personali, affinché solo lui potesse trovarle e leggerle. Le lettere non sono state verificate in modo indipendente e i riferimenti alla Scozia, all'Irlanda e a "this Trip" corrispondono alla visita di Trump di inizio settembre 2025 ai suoi golf resort di Turnberry e Doonbeg.

Nella prima, si è scusata per un episodio in cui ha "panicked" e lo ha contattato per un disguido nei trasporti.

"I also am sorry if I was an embarrassment walking the course in Scotland," ha scritto Harp. "The first day I was told there were no carts, and people walked, which is why I walked. The second day, I was specifically asked by, I forget who his name was, but one of the main people who worked there, if I could continue walking, and tell any other girls who would head out there to do the same to spare the Course any more Carts. If there is anything else I have done to cause you trouble, please forgive me. I know that some people have said I haven't been texting them back, and there have been some International cell issues (John was having technical issues on the Plane too, so asked me to help him out)."

Ha aggiunto: "I want things to always be right between us. I also know I've been distracted all week (forgetting to eat throughout the days, and even forgetting to sleep, and only catching a couple hours at a time). I haven't been myself, dwelling on the Past, and the pain of losing my Dad, and I started letting the remarks of people who haven't bothered me before, get to me—not because I care what others think, but because I see myself being lowered in your eyes and good opinion. That is the fear you see, because I never want to bring you anything but joy. I'm sorry I lost my focus. You are all that matters to me. I don't want to ever let you down. Thank you for being my Guardian and Protector in this Life." Ha chiuso la lettera dicendo di aver usato una carta per comprargli delle cose e firmandosi "with all my heart."

Nella seconda lettera, Harp ha scritto: "now this is the Note I wanted to write (But the apology needed to come first.) I have learned so much about myself on this Trip—I always knew coming home to my roots would be enlightening, but I had no idea how much. For the first time, in I don't know how long, you forced me to 'unplug.' We could be out on the Course, with no machines, and even forget what time it was! I didn't have to be 'Human Printer.' I could take time to enjoy good conversation, and still get all my work done at the end of the day. In fact, I even had time to take long morning and evening walks to enjoy each Sunrise and Sunset (though I did forget to eat and sleep!)."

Ha aggiunto: "With so much thinking time, I confess it did have a slightly negative effect at times, that I know you picked up on, but the end result, I believe, will be worth it. I had no idea how rapidly I was approaching burnout, and starting to envy those whose only 'job' seems to be to talk with you, and look pretty. I want that job!! So many times, I'm just trying to stay afloat with all that's coming in for you, I look like a hunchback who didn't have time to freshen up (at least you know what I should look like)! Plus, I miss the days when you used to call, during my Talkshow days, and we'd talk about everything and nothing. I want to get back to that synergy. We shouldn't have to talk about work all the time!! I've always felt like an in-betweener, somewhere between Staff and those you enjoy talking to on the Plane or at Dinner, because that's who I used to be to you when I was a 'Talkshow Host' (as much as I hated that actual job!)."

Alla fine ha concluso: "I need to reunite my past self with my current into a better version who will make you proud. And please, when I fail, will you tell me? You have the absolute right to cuss me out, if need be, when I deserve it, because no one knows or cares about me more. Thank you for always being there for me—I'll never forget when you made that promise to me after losing my Dad, and I know how happy he is right now that I did get to go to Scotland and Ireland, as he always wanted for me. To modify a classic, 'I could not have parted with you, to anyone less worthy'—And, I will add, it is I who is unworthy."

Ha chiuso sostenendo di essere ancora in fase di recupero dalle procedure mediche salvavita che afferma di aver potuto ottenere grazie alle politiche di Trump.