Trump allegedly fled a Qatari decoy aircraft with aide Natalie Harp

Investigative accounts suggest Donald Trump arranged a last-minute transfer onto a Qatari aircraft that was being used as a bait to provoke Iranian retaliation, subsequently leaving the plane with aide Natalie Harp and bodyguard Walt Nauta. The narrative specifies that senior cabinet figures like Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth were absent from the maneuver, as were members of the press. Online commentators have ridiculed Harp, dubbing her the president’s “diaper nurse” and linking the label to unfounded claims about Trump’s health.

A newly released book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan portrays Harp as a highly influential aide who leaves personal notes for Trump and supplies him with printed news clippings. Harp’s background includes a stint at the One American Network, where she earned the nickname “The Human Printer.” The episode has fueled further speculation about the closeness of Trump’s inner circle and the credibility of the alleged threat scenario.