Key facts
- Natalie Harp, a special assistant to President Donald Trump, posted over 150 pro-Trump messages on a social media account on January 6, 2021.
- The posts repeated claims that the 2020 election was stolen and included phrases like 'FIGHT FOR TRUMP!' and 'today we STOP THE STEAL!'
- The social media account, opened in 2016, is now suspended or disabled.
- Harp's close relationship with Trump has recently been highlighted by media reports and personal letters.
- Her embrace of Trump's election-fraud narrative predated the Capitol attack, with similar posts made in the weeks prior.
Natalie Harp, a special assistant to President Donald Trump, reportedly posted over 150 pro-Trump messages on a now-disabled social media account on the day of the January 6 Capitol attack. The posts, revealed by CNN, included repetitions of Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen and slogans such as 'FIGHT FOR TRUMP!' and 'today we STOP THE STEAL!'
Harp's account, opened in 2016, also contained messages like 'We will never give up. We will never concede!' as Trump delivered a speech on January 6. These resurfaced posts come amid increased media scrutiny of Harp's close relationship with Trump, with reports detailing affectionate letters she wrote to him and claims from her estranged brother about their connection.
CNN's reporting indicates that Harp's adherence to Trump's election-fraud narrative began weeks before the Capitol insurrection, with earlier posts expressing similar sentiments. The social media account is now suspended, and it is unclear who was responsible for its deactivation. Harp holds official roles as special assistant and executive assistant to the president, earning an annual salary of $150,000, and has been unofficially dubbed 'human printer' for supplying Trump with printed information.