Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 13
Trump Administration Blasts Aaron Rupar Over 35-Year-Old Natalie Harp Travel Posts
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 13

Trump Administration Blasts Aaron Rupar Over 35-Year-Old Natalie Harp Travel Posts

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 13

Summary

  • Rapid Response 47 on Saturday called Aaron Rupar a “sick, deluded freak” after he posted a photo of Natalie Harp on Trump’s Ireland trip with the hashtag #TravelWithNatalie.
  • Rupar has repeatedly highlighted Harp’s appearances alongside Trump in recent weeks, extending scrutiny of the 35-year-old aide and prompting his reply that the “taxpayer-funded White House incitement account” was attacking him for “being in my 40s.”
  • That scrutiny began after Sen. Jon Ossoff last month said Trump wanted to “travel with Natalie” on a Qatar-gifted plane, a line conservatives read as implying an affair even though Ossoff later denied that.
  • The White House has defended Harp as a loyal top aide, while conservative media argue CNN and MS NOW amplified the story for weeks, with CNN alone mentioning her at least 132 times by Aug. 19.

Insights

How does a relatively unknown aide become a presidential gatekeeper, and what does this reveal about executive power?