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Bombshell Authors Said Trump Secret Service Was 'Quite Alarmed' By Natalie Harp's Behavior With Trump

Maggie Haberman And Jonathan Swan Have Been Sounding The Alarm

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Tommy Christopher
Aug 18, 2026
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The Natalie Harp saga exploded on Monday after an explosive exchange at the White House, but bombshell Regime Change co-authors Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan have been warning that Harp’s worshipful behavior “concerned” and “quite alarmed” Trump’s Secret Service detail.

Sen. Jon Ossoff brought the Donald Trump-Natalie Harp issue to the fore with a jab about Trump’s constant companion and “Human Binky” during a campaign speech.

While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks. So he doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.

We covered some of Harp’s history on Monday morning, including the many references to her Trump devotion in Regime Change.

As expected, the remark triggered MAGA and Trump, whose White House attacked CNN White House correspondent Kristen Holmes for asking about Ossoff’s comments.

But the reason this is a story at all is that Harp was one of the few Trump figures — including multiple cabinet-level officials — who wasn’t left stranded on the Human Shield Force One flight out of Turkey. There has even been speculation that the incident may have been instrumental in Karoline Leavitt’s departure.

Even before that incident came to light, Haberman and Swan were making stunning revelations about Harp that somehow stayed under the radar.

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