Trump aide Natalie Harp outshines Melania, Usha and Susie Wiles on Washington power ranking: ‘Wild stuff’

Washingtonian magazine has named Natalie Harp, a special assistant to President Donald Trump, to its biennial list of the 300 most powerful women in the capital, and gave her a more prominent spot than several better-known figures in the administration. Harp, 35, appears in the national politics category with a photograph, while First Lady Melania Trump, second lady Usha Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles are listed without images. Other honorees across the package include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and AARP chief executive Myechia Minter-Jordan, according to The Independent.

Harp is reportedly responsible for printing documents for the president, which earned her the nickname "human printer," and for helping run his Truth Social account. The magazine pointed to her constant presence near Trump, including on his secret flight out of Turkey in July. She has also attracted attention lately for her reported influence and for a letter she is said to have written telling Trump he is all that matters to her.

On Instagram, some commenters mocked the choice, while others praised the list for including women of differing politics. Washingtonian acknowledged that some names are divisive and said it was not endorsing either side.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →