"A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down."
"Earlier this year, at Trump's direction, Harp posted a video that included racist imagery depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, and an AI-generated image of Trump as a Christ-like figure, people familiar with the matter said."
"Harp has frustrated some White House officials because she typically doesn't share draft posts with the chief of staff's office, communications aides or national-security officials. Harp has told others she works for Trump and only listens to him."
"Natalie Harp, Trump's executive assistant, plays an integral role in Trump's Truth Social activity. She brings the president stacks of printed-out draft social-media posts for his approval."
A racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys was posted to Donald Trump’s Truth Social page and later removed. The White House initially gave a confusing explanation, saying a staffer erroneously made the post and that it had been taken down. The reporting identifies Natalie Harp, Trump’s executive assistant, as the aide behind the racist Obamas meme and an AI-generated image depicting Trump as a Christ-like figure, which was also deleted after blowback. Colleagues reportedly became frustrated because Harp typically did not share draft posts with key offices and communicated that she worked for Trump and only listened to him. Harp is also described as playing an integral role in Trump’s Truth Social activity by bringing printed draft posts for approval.
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