Why is the White House being so weird about Natalie Harp again? | Arwa Mahdawi

The president’s assistant travelled with him to Ireland – which really shouldn’t be much of a story.

But his comms team seems determined to make it one Passport, money, emotional support human: Donald Trump had all the travel essentials on his recent trip to Ireland .

The president flew into Dublin on Saturday morning to play golf, meet the country’s leaders and make provocative comments about unification .

Melania didn’t accompany her husband on the trip (“Uh, she sends her regards,” Trump said), but his devoted aide Natalie Harp was obviously at his side.

You’ll know Harp: the 35-year-old assistant was headline news last month after Democratic senator Jon Ossoff quipped that Trump didn’t want to do his job; he just wanted to “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie”.

That comment would have been quickly forgotten were it not for the Trump administration’s unhinged response (sample: “Jon Jackoff has to be the biggest cuck loser in politics”), which sparked a media frenzy.

There was suddenly a spotlight on Harp, who is nicknamed the “human printer” because she trails the president with a portable printer, ready to hand him hard copies of flattering coverage.

She appears to be disturbingly obsessed with her boss and he seems to appreciate the attention: it was recently revealed that Trump gave her (and two other female aides) a cash gift of $45,000 (£33,000) for a nice holiday.

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