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The senator’s remarks reflect a turning point in Democrats’ attacks on the president. What should we make of them?
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United States — Moira Donegan
The senator’s remarks reflect a turning point in Democrats’ attacks on the president. What should we make of them?
Apparently, he likes to say her name with a French accent . “Na-tah-lee!” the president cries out, in that affected tone of faux-formality that one might use with a person they love but do not quite respect, and she comes running, her thin legs teetering on her heels.
Natalie Harp , Trump’s 35-year-old “executive assistant”, was an odd recurring character in the latest blockbuster Trump administration book, Regime Change, by the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. In the book, Harp features like a silent sentinel, ever present but eerily quiet as Trump rants and raves. It’s not exactly clear what the scope of her responsibilities are; though, as Jamelle Bouie points out, the fact that she evidently helps run the president’s social media accounts, which can sway markets and influence his foreign counterparts, makes her one of the most powerful people in the federal government.
Apparently, he likes to say her name with a French accent . “Na-tah-lee!” the president cries out, in that affected tone of faux-formality that one might use with a person they love but do not quite respect, and she comes running, her thin legs teetering on her heels.
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Source: The Guardian · Moira Donegan. Published 27 Aug 2026, 10:00 am.
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