Politics
White House aide Natalie Harp posted over 150 pro-Trump messages during Capitol attack, CNN reports
A deactivated account belonging to the presidential assistant included posts echoing stolen election claims and urging followers to fight.
The short version
- A CNN investigation revealed that presidential aide Natalie Harp published more than 150 pro-Trump messages on X on January 6, 2021, before she joined the administration.
- The posts echoed claims that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and included slogans such as 'FIGHT FOR TRUMP!' and 'today we STOP THE STEAL!'.
- Harp currently serves as a special assistant and executive assistant to Donald Trump, drawing scrutiny for her close role and past correspondence.
- It remains unverified when the account was taken offline and whether it was deactivated by Harp or suspended by the platform.
Key facts
- Natalie Harp published more than 150 pro-Trump posts on a now-deactivated X account during the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol, according to a CNN report.[The Guardian]
- Harp's posts on that day included phrases like 'Today, DC is TRUMP COUNTRY!', 'today we STOP THE STEAL!', and repeated chants to fight for Donald Trump.[The Guardian]
- The social media account, originally created in 2016, also contained pre-2021 messages describing the 2020 election results as a coup and comparing Trump to the biblical Good Samaritan.[The Guardian]
- Harp currently works as a special assistant and executive assistant to the president, earning an annual salary of $150,000.[The Guardian]
- The disclosures follow separate media reporting on personal letters Harp wrote to Trump in 2023 expressing strong devotion to him.[The Guardian]
What remains uncertain
- It is not clear exactly when the X account was removed or whether it was voluntarily deactivated by Harp or suspended by the platform.[The Guardian]