Michael Smerconish: Trump’s Closest Aide Is Suddenly Making Headlines ::: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?

Aug 19, 2026

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Why has Trump aide Natalie Harp suddenly become one of the most talked-about figures in Washington? Michael Smerconish and Mark Halperin examine Harp’s unusually close access to President Trump, concerns reportedly raised by other Trump aides, and the uproar surrounding Sen. Jon Ossoff’s comments about her. Was Ossoff’s remark sexist or simply careless? Is Harp’s influence inside Trump’s orbit worthy of scrutiny? Or has Washington turned a half-sentence into a controversy that ultimately amounts to “much ado about nothing”? Smerconish and Halperin break down what we actually know — and why the reaction may be more revealing than the original comment.

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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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