Trump aide Natalie Harp reportedly moves into his private dining room
Natalie Harp has reportedly moved into Donald Trump's private White House dining room after leaving her desk outside the Oval Office.
Natalie Harp has reportedly moved into Donald Trump's private White House dining room after leaving her desk outside the Oval Office.
The 35-year-old aide now works in the room where the US president watches television, makes telephone calls and reads printed news articles.
Several administration officials described the change to The New York Times, which reported that a space had been cleared for Harp among stacks of documents.
She also sits behind Trump at his Oval Office desk, although it is unclear whether the dining room arrangement is permanent.
Harp has earned the nickname "human printer" because she supplies the president with hard copies of news stories and other information.
She also assists with material for his Truth Social account and regularly accompanies him to public events.
The former One America News Network presenter has become a familiar figure beside Trump, who has publicly praised her work.
At a Nebraska rally on 5 October, he invited Harp onstage to hand him an executive order to sign.
As she walked across the stage, Trump compared the moment to a television game show.
He called her "this perfect person" and joked: "We should go on television with this show."
Harp generally avoids speaking publicly, despite being a regular presence at presidential events.
Her access has also attracted attention during travel. Earlier this week, she was reportedly seen riding in the back of Trump's presidential limousine rather than in another motorcade vehicle.
CNN previously reported that Harp travelled in the boot of an SUV during a journey to Trump's civil fraud trial in 2023 after being denied a seat in his motorcade.
A White House spokesman previously described Harp as "one of the most loyal and hardest-working aides" on Trump's team.
PEOPLE said it contacted the White House about the dining room arrangement but had not received an immediate response.
Harp's relationship with Trump was also examined in a book by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
The authors reported that she had left personal letters for him and regularly carried out requests for documents or information.
The reported workspace change comes ahead of the US midterm elections on 3 November, when voters will choose members of Congress.
The New York Times said Trump has been turning to a small group of trusted advisers as the vote approaches.
