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Miles Archer

(24,180 posts)
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:51 AM 4 hrs ago

Meet Natalie Harp, Trump's wretched MAGAt troll, who's behind his "middle of the night" social media splooges



Most nights, the president fires off dozens of posts attacking his political enemies, amplifying conspiracy theories, spreading AI-slop videos and images, and boosting offensive content from obscure MAGA accounts on X and his own Truth Social platform.

But despite the odd hours, Trump isn’t doing it all alone, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.

His executive assistant Natalie Harp is the driving force behind some of his most incendiary content, including a racist video that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, and an AI-generated image of Trump as Jesus Christ, both of which Trump later took down.

Harp, who is in her mid-30s, brings the president stacks of printed-out drafts of social media posts—many of them recycling content from other accounts—for Trump to approve, sources told the Journal.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/natalie-harp-young-woman-fueling-trumps-wild-midnight-sprees-is-exposed/

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Meet Natalie Harp, Trump's wretched MAGAt troll, who's behind his "middle of the night" social media splooges (Original Post) Miles Archer 4 hrs ago OP
She seems nice. Just his type, physically and emotionally. chicoescuela 4 hrs ago #1
They're in it for the notoriety, I guess Miles Archer 4 hrs ago #2
Right, first rule is to own the libs. chicoescuela 4 hrs ago #4
Nice has nothing to do with it MadameButterfly 3 hrs ago #17
He/she/they "seem nice" isn't always about pleasantries pertaining to individuals Niagara 3 hrs ago #21
Pretty and white. YodaMom2 1 hr ago #37
Barbie type. paleotn 1 hr ago #43
Yes, but Cassidy Hutchinson slipped past their scrutiny MadameButterfly 58 min ago #48
Money. She'll do anything for money. paleotn 1 hr ago #44
How is this okay on any level? FalloutShelter 4 hrs ago #3
If she's the one posting the Xtian Nationalist BS - haele 3 hrs ago #12
You're right. On its face it's crazy. And it should be a bigger story - but here we are. harumph 3 hrs ago #13
I know, right?!!! Hey Joe 3 hrs ago #16
shithole early morning rants were in complete spelled correctly sentences................ Lovie777 4 hrs ago #5
Somehow I knew what she looked like before I clicked the link or saw the photo. n/t Mister Ed 4 hrs ago #6
She surely does look hateful and miserable Jerry2144 4 hrs ago #8
Seems like a planted story to make Trump seem less crazy Fiendish Thingy 4 hrs ago #7
I STILL say CHEUNG is the main driver here Miles Archer 3 hrs ago #11
You keep saying this, and you are right GusBob 3 hrs ago #14
They (his staff) probably queue a bunch of posts up via AI. haele 3 hrs ago #15
She's got the Maralago look down to a tee. Boomerproud 3 hrs ago #9
Yes indeed, Boomerproud! some_of_us_are_sane 1 hr ago #41
Her last name must have dropped a letter - Natalie Harpy seems... 3catwoman3 3 hrs ago #10
Heartbreaking, how so many women will degrade themselves for power and money. lindysalsagal 3 hrs ago #18
Same with the men. niyad 2 hrs ago #28
Does she also change the pedophile's shit-filled diaper on the hour? Blue Owl 3 hrs ago #19
In her mid thirties........ AltairIV 3 hrs ago #20
Blonde with a vacant look in her eyes; wrinkled ill-fitting Polly Hennessey 3 hrs ago #22
She is a real "Christian Peach." Ms. Harp skipped the thou shall not lie part of her big book of Bible. Botany 2 hrs ago #23
And pleasure him as well? Dr. T 1 hr ago #36
Great photo... Escape 2 hrs ago #24
It was previously reported that 95% of Trump's posts come from Harp or Dan Scavino. Wiz Imp 2 hrs ago #25
I never in a million years imagined it was actually him tapping those out on his iPhone ToxMarz 2 hrs ago #26
i assumed he tapped them out earlier and released them at the samnsara 2 hrs ago #27
I wouldn't doubt that he's the one actually sending them when they go out ToxMarz 2 hrs ago #33
He probably uses the microphone. chowder66 1 hr ago #47
That outfit looks like she slept in it, and went directly to this meeting. niyad 2 hrs ago #29
Not surprised that someone else wrote the garbage karynnj 2 hrs ago #30
not everyone thinks this is a great idea NJCher 2 hrs ago #31
Wonder if she provides any "extra services?" Vinca 2 hrs ago #32
From wiki Botany 2 hrs ago #34
"Delivering Papers"---🤭🤫🤐😉---👃💩🚽🤮 ---🤣🤣🤣🤣 ColoringFool 1 hr ago #40
Yes I've been giving too much credit to Stephen Miller FakeNoose 2 hrs ago #35
I'm Shocked, SHOCKED, At Her Physical Appearance. 👱‍♀️🤖😄 ColoringFool 1 hr ago #38
Trump sure has a type. SunSeeker 1 hr ago #39
Sickening. Martin68 1 hr ago #42
Automated insanity. hay rick 1 hr ago #45
A younger version of that biotch Susie Wiles.looks weirdly like her. BradBo 1 hr ago #46
Dan Scavno has been de-throned nt Ruby the Liberal 54 min ago #49

chicoescuela

(3,176 posts)
1. She seems nice. Just his type, physically and emotionally.
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:53 AM
4 hrs ago

What the hell is wrong with these people?

Miles Archer

(24,180 posts)
2. They're in it for the notoriety, I guess
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:57 AM
4 hrs ago

Cheung seems to relish the vulgar, combative, "your MOTHER" troll posts.

Others know that Trump's message is divisive, and they like to be the one swinging the hammer and driving that spike.

All of these people are convinced Trump's toxicity is only gonna hurt the libs, and that they're on some kind of plateau where they'll remain unscathed.

chicoescuela

(3,176 posts)
4. Right, first rule is to own the libs.
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:04 AM
4 hrs ago

Seems like a successful strategy, the dumb shit does aggravates me

MadameButterfly

(4,145 posts)
17. Nice has nothing to do with it
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:56 AM
3 hrs ago

She's pretty. That's a requirement to be a woman working with Trump. He can't see past that. These are the criteria that are running our country.

Niagara

(12,087 posts)
21. He/she/they "seem nice" isn't always about pleasantries pertaining to individuals
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:14 AM
3 hrs ago

It can be used in a sarcastic tone about unpleasant, horrible, or disagreeable individuals.

MadameButterfly

(4,145 posts)
48. Yes, but Cassidy Hutchinson slipped past their scrutiny
Wed May 13, 2026, 12:19 PM
58 min ago

Perhaps they'll make sure the pretty women from now on aren't also smart.

paleotn

(22,641 posts)
44. Money. She'll do anything for money.
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:41 AM
1 hr ago

And given her probable lack of intellect and scruples, her options are limited.

FalloutShelter

(14,605 posts)
3. How is this okay on any level?
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:00 AM
4 hrs ago

Old man with dementia and zero filters and impulse control is being fed a steady diet of garbage to post in the middle of the night?

WTAF is going on here? Why is this not a bigger story? Who is running her?
When does she prompt him to post about a nuclear attack on another country?

haele

(15,578 posts)
12. If she's the one posting the Xtian Nationalist BS -
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:29 AM
3 hrs ago

She's like Hucklebee, Paula White, Kegsbreath, Falwell et al ...
Gezus is coming, so we need to look busy doing the Lords work smiting infidels and heretics, purifying the Promise Land before Armeggeddon.
That, and grift as much money and power as we can while the World ship is going down, because we're all gonna die.
They are selfish, nihilistic people who need to feel special, and cannot conceive that the World can contain anyone other than themselves. They are the Protagonists in their own story, and everyone else -their parents, their spouses, their kids, their BFFs - are all NPCs.

harumph

(3,393 posts)
13. You're right. On its face it's crazy. And it should be a bigger story - but here we are.
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:29 AM
3 hrs ago

It is as you allude, completely inappropriate. I do know that when this fever is over we need to fund a PAC of "hounds" to follow the various enablers on social media and elsewhere and make them miserable, unemployable and desperate until they die. They have shamelessly betrayed everyone in this country with their crass ambitions. I have come to believe that forgiveness is wasted on those without the willingness to change and it just enables more of this crap in the next election cycle.

Hey Joe

(786 posts)
16. I know, right?!!!
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:53 AM
3 hrs ago

If ANY previous president had even come close to what this thing is doing, they would have been hounded out of office by the media and the public.
We have gone insane in this country due to moral bankruptcy and social media platforms.
Just how bad does it have to get before more people and organizations speak out?

Lovie777

(23,620 posts)
5. shithole early morning rants were in complete spelled correctly sentences................
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:05 AM
4 hrs ago

off the wall, evil, hateful, and as I assumed written by someone else.

I was right.

Fiendish Thingy

(23,969 posts)
7. Seems like a planted story to make Trump seem less crazy
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:13 AM
4 hrs ago

Sure, Harp posts after business hours, but she’s not the one posting incoherent rants at 2am.

Miles Archer

(24,180 posts)
11. I STILL say CHEUNG is the main driver here
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:25 AM
3 hrs ago

He has a pretty unmistakable stench. When I drive down the road and someone's hit a skunk and it comes in my vents, I never say "What's that smell?"

So if Harp is doing this, she's running it by Cheung.

GusBob

(8,299 posts)
14. You keep saying this, and you are right
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:36 AM
3 hrs ago

If you delve into the WSJ article that this story comes from, Cheung is approving her work

Its down the page but yeah, its on him

The WSJ article was posted here yesterday

haele

(15,578 posts)
15. They (his staff) probably queue a bunch of posts up via AI.
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:42 AM
3 hrs ago

All he has to do is log onto the site, and the AI can bring up a random selection of screeds, pictures, and videos he can just press the button to post.
That's how he can squat out 2 or 3 longer "posts" in a minute at 0140 in the morning, then again 10 minutes later for a couple hours.
It's simple code work.
They can probably prompt a Grok chatbot to scrape X or 4chan, repost a troll post from there and mimic the reply from him on Truth Social.
They're probably telling him that he can control the AI with his thoughts...

Boomerproud

(9,350 posts)
9. She's got the Maralago look down to a tee.
Wed May 13, 2026, 09:21 AM
3 hrs ago

I just want to know how much taxpayers are financing her.

AltairIV

(1,067 posts)
20. In her mid thirties........
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:02 AM
3 hrs ago

......shouldn't she be home with her 6 children, home schooling them instead of stealing a job from a real , low IQ, white male?

Polly Hennessey

(8,950 posts)
22. Blonde with a vacant look in her eyes; wrinkled ill-fitting
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:16 AM
3 hrs ago

suit. Yep, a Mar-a-Lago harpy, for sure.

Botany

(77,805 posts)
23. She is a real "Christian Peach." Ms. Harp skipped the thou shall not lie part of her big book of Bible.
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:27 AM
2 hrs ago

Education Point Loma Nazarene University (BA)
Liberty University (MBA)

************



She brings Trump this crap to his private residence after hours.

Dr. T

(701 posts)
36. And pleasure him as well?
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:20 AM
1 hr ago

I'm sure Malania is more that happy to off-load that particular chore.

Escape

(511 posts)
24. Great photo...
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:30 AM
2 hrs ago

Happy bunch , ain't they?

That pic captures the ugliness and stress of Trumpland.

ToxMarz

(3,048 posts)
26. I never in a million years imagined it was actually him tapping those out on his iPhone
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:33 AM
2 hrs ago

in the middle of the night with those short fingered vulgarinan thumbs.

samnsara

(18,781 posts)
27. i assumed he tapped them out earlier and released them at the
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:37 AM
2 hrs ago

most inappropriate time....

ToxMarz

(3,048 posts)
33. I wouldn't doubt that he's the one actually sending them when they go out
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:07 AM
2 hrs ago

but I doubt his fat little fingers and addled brain is whipping them out in rapid succession like some stream of consciousness.

karynnj

(61,078 posts)
30. Not surprised that someone else wrote the garbage
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:47 AM
2 hrs ago

To me, the hardest thing to get my mind around is WHY? In a normal administration, which this isn't, it would not be normal for the President to say the disgusting things he does. I remember Presidents apologizing for off mic statements that NEVER rose to Trump level.

I assume this garbage is to make us feel terrible, while reinforcing the racism and hatred of the worst of his base. They want this in spite of the fact that it horrifies our allies.

NJCher

(43,469 posts)
31. not everyone thinks this is a great idea
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:59 AM
2 hrs ago

from the article:
snip
The process has frustrated some White House officials because Harp doesn’t share her proposed posts with the chief of staff’s office, communications aides, or national-security officials, sources told the Journal.
snip

Now scroll up and look at Chief of Staff Suzie's face, over on the left.

Botany

(77,805 posts)
34. From wiki
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:10 AM
2 hrs ago

In his book All or Nothing (2025), the journalist Michael Wolff described Harp as a "gatekeeper".[3] According to the journalist Alex Isenstadt, in one instance, Trump's wife Melania discovered Harp in his private quarters—an area reserved for the Trump family—delivering papers to him at night.

ColoringFool

(1,032 posts)
40. "Delivering Papers"---🤭🤫🤐😉---👃💩🚽🤮 ---🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:33 AM
1 hr ago

Trust---Melania was relieved to see her there!

😄😄😄😄😄😄

FakeNoose

(42,299 posts)
35. Yes I've been giving too much credit to Stephen Miller
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:16 AM
2 hrs ago

This is the work of several right-wing trolls at the White House, and Miller is only one of them. He was the original but now it's being outsourced to staffers who really compete with each other in their anonymous nastiness.

These people are pigs in the worst sense. I want to see them doxxed. Please out them on the internet.

hay rick

(9,706 posts)
45. Automated insanity.
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:46 AM
1 hr ago

Wow! It explains a lot- especially the range of topics and volume of the posts.

This story coming out now also looks like a cynical attempt to insulate Trump from criticism and responsibility: the baby has diarrhea because somebody keeps feeding him chocolate...

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