Harp’s path to influence began in 2019 when she appeared on Fox News and credited then-president Trump with saving her life. She said she had bone cancer, and that Trump’s Right to Try law gave her access to experimental treatments. After the appearance, she was hired as a One American News Network anchor and later by the Trump 2024 campaign.

What promoted Donald Trump's latest attack against The New York Times? It was probably the result of an unsettling report about an aide named Natalie Harp.

“You are all that matters to me,” Harp wrote in one of the letters, which were seen by The Times, who also confirmed their authenticity. “I don’t ever want to let you down,” read another, which also thanked Trump for being her “Guardian and Protector in this Life.”

Natalie Harp has been managing much of the president-elect’s social media activity and formal correspondence, reports The New York Times.