What Trump aide Natalie Harp is said to really think about her ‘human printer’ nickname

Donald Trump's longtime aide has been dubbed his 'human printer', but leaked personal letters suggest she'd rather be known for something else entirely.

Natalie Harp, 35, has worked as a special assistant to the president since joining his team, earning the nickname 'human printer' for her habit of printing out pro-Trump news stories for him to read in hard copy.

According to the New York Times, which obtained copies of her letters, Harp pushed back on the label in one note, writing: "I don't have to be 'human printer'. I could take time to enjoy good conversation, and still get all my work done at the end of the day."

She added that she'd found time for 'long morning and evening walks' to watch the sunrise and sunset, 'though I did forget to eat and sleep!'

Natalie Harp works as a special assistant to President Trump, stationed at a desk directly outside the Oval Office. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Why is Natalie Harp called Trump's 'binky'?

The human printer tag isn't the only nickname attached to Harp.

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that Harp has effectively become Trump's 'binky, or comfort blanket,' a description that's stuck as she's become one of Washington's most talked-about aides in recent weeks.

Harp, who works at a desk directly outside the Oval Office on a reported $150,000 salary, is commonly referred to as Trump's 'gatekeeper,' according to the Daily Beast.

Her devotion to the role comes through elsewhere in her letters too. In one, she wrote: 'You are all that matters to me,' and 'I don't want to ever let you down.'

Another letter apparently addressed an incident on a golf course in Scotland, with Harp writing: "I also am sorry if I was an embarrassment walking the course," after footage reportedly showed her running to keep pace with Trump's golf cart.

She continued: "I want things to always be right between us. I also know I've been distracted all week."

Maggie Haberman described Natalie Harp as Trump's "binky, or comfort blanket" in comments to CNN's Wolf Blitzer. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

Why does Natalie Harp support Trump so strongly?

Harp has said her loyalty stems from a stage 2 cancer diagnosis.

She has explained that after failing available chemotherapy treatments and being turned away from clinical trials, she was able to access experimental treatment after Trump signed the Right to Try law during his first term.

"They didn't give me the right to try experimental treatments, Mr. President. You did, and without you, I'd have died waiting for them to be approved," she has said.

Harp's rising profile hasn't come without scrutiny. She was reportedly evacuated alongside Trump in a catering truck during a security operation at Ankara airport, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio, other senior officials and the White House press corps were left behind.

MS Now has also reported that Harp went without standard security vetting for around a year, though her reasons remain unclear.

Natalie Harp has credited the Right to Try law, signed by Trump during his first term, with saving her life after a cancer diagnosis. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

Former White House staffer Norm Eisen told The Guardian: "It is shocking that an aide who has potential exposure to the nation's most sensitive secrets reportedly went without a security clearance for so long."

Outgoing press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded by insisting Harp "has a security clearance like everyone else, and she is a loyal and hardworking member of President Trump's team."

The Ankara story has since drawn criticism from Democrats, including Senator Jon Ossoff, who accused Trump of preferring to travel with Harp rather than 'do a proper job of being the POTUS'.