Aug 26, 2026 – 9.00amAcross Washington, DC and beyond, America’s political class has been hypnotised for more than a week by the firestorm over President Donald Trump’s loyal aide Natalie Harp – aka “the human printer”.Spurred on by a White House meltdown over scrutiny of Harp, a ravenous press pack has churned out a string of stories about her tardy security clearance, her emotional letters to the president and her intense commitment to Trump – most bizarrely on show when she squeezed into the boot of an SUV to accompany him to court and sprinted behind his golf cart in Scotland.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Jessica GardnerUnited States correspondentJessica Gardner is The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent. She was previously deputy editor - news.Fetching latest articles