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Trump Orders Security Clearance for Executive Assistant Natalie Harp

8/24/2026

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President Donald Trump intervened to start Natalie Harp’s security clearance after concerns were raised.
Natalie Harp attended the Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., with President and First Lady Melania Trump.
She earns $150,000 annually as President Trump’s executive assistant.
Harp worked a year at the White House without a completed security clearance.
The Daily Beast published her letters describing President Trump as her “Guardian and Protector.”

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Story summary

President Donald Trump intervened to start Natalie Harp’s security clearance after concerns were raised.
Natalie Harp attended the Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., with President and First Lady Melania Trump.
She earns $150,000 annually as President Trump’s executive assistant.
Harp worked a year at the White House without a completed security clearance.
The Daily Beast published her letters describing President Trump as her “Guardian and Protector.”