Donald Trump’s personal confidante has left the sidelines and taken center stage this week.
Trump, 80, handpicked White House Staffer Natalie Harp, 35, has become a constant fixture of the president’s personal and professional life.
But her closeness to Trump has raised eyebrows about the authenticity of their relationship. Even Harp’s family suggests that she has an unhealthy obsession with her boss.
The former OANN newscaster’s rumored undying loyalty to the head of the MAGA movement earned her the unflattering nickname of Trump’s “Human Binky.”
Trump travels around the world, and Harp is rarely too far away. She even accompanied him during his infamous covert food-truck getaway from a Turkish airport in July.
While Harp has mostly been seen as the overly devoted right-hand woman lurking behind the POTUS, she stepped directly into the spotlight at a recent campaign rally.
Trump delivered a speech in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Oct. 5.
About 30 minutes into his remarks, he called Harp to the stage to sign an executive order.
“I’d like to ask Natalie to come out. Natalie, come out. Bring it out,” Trump said.
The crowd of MAGA supporters gave her a standing ovation as she brought the POTUS a binder and pen.
After signing the paperwork to loud “Trump” chants, the president handed the binder back to a smiling Harp. She then exited the stage following a pat on the back.
The mid-speech exchange lit up the audience. However, online spectators reacted differently once cameras caught Trump ogling Harp’s legs as she walked away.
He followed the leer with an oddly bizarre compliment to his aide, referencing a classic television game show.
“She reminds me of ‘The Price Is Right.’ Thank you, Natalie. Come on,” Trump muttered. “This perfect person comes up, hands it, walks off. We should go on television with this show, right?”
The long-running “The Price Is Right” famously featured female models who showcased prizes. Late host Bob Barker’s “Barker’s Beauties” were central to the program for four decades.
Trump’s reference to Harp as a “Price Is Right” model may offer insight into how he views his trusted go-to person. The aging billionaire’s lingering gaze at the woman also known as the “Human Printer” could offer another glimpse into his apparent feelings.
“Trump doesn’t even try and hide his affection for Natalie Harp. There is no reason for her to be on stage at a rally,” one person on X suggested. Another said, “This is creepy as hell.”
A few comments read like a warning to Trump’s wife, first lady Melania Trump, suggesting that she believes Harp is crossing a line and going too far.
“He doesn’t even give Melania that look. I’d be worried if I were her,” tweeted one person.
Another saracastic comment led into the narrative that Natalie wants to become the new first lady, “Whoa. Who knew that the First Lady got a complete makeover from head to toe. Apparently blonde is the new dark brown.”
Because Melania did not join her husband on the Nebraska trip, one user wondered, “Where’s Melania?”
Not only did Harp pop out on stage at the president’s request, but she also rode back with him aboard Marine One for their arrival at Maryland’s Joint Base Andrews.
Reuters photographer Nathan Howard snapped a picture of Trump and Harp seated together on the presidential transport helicopter after returning from Grand Island.
The departure from Nebraska was likely a more jubilant experience for the president and his aide than when they pulled up to a rally in Ohio on Oct. 3.
Protestors outside Butler High School in Vandalia greeted the president and his executive assistant with a giant welcome sign that said, “Natalie Harp Human Binky.”
Harp’s disparaging new moniker is now a meme that follows her just as much as she follows Trump.
As the final months of Trump’s presidency tick away, his special assistant will likely be around. But that does nothing to stop the onslaught of criticism and commentary about his marriage to Melania.
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