Few qualities carry more weight for Donald Trump than loyalty, and few aides embody it as fully as his executive assistant, Natalie Harp.

A former TV presenter, Harp is a near-constant presence at Trump’s side — encouraging his Oval Office redesigns, typing up his Truth Social tirades and printing out online articles, a role that has earned her the nickname “the human printer.” She also leaves behind admiring notes for him to discover. Her devotion is so pronounced that the 80-year-old Republican once declared: “She’ll never leave me.”

These details about one of the most influential White House aides were revealed by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan in their new book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.

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    2 days ago

    At their level it’s not a cult, it’s weekend at Bernie’s.

    They know he’s a pathetic sack of shit, but they know all they have to do is kiss his ass and deflect blame.

    Some hit their limit and can’t keep up the act, they get replaced. Eventually all that’s left is blind sycophants with zero limits.

    At the level of voters, it’s a cult. Just not for those around him constantly.