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Why I Decided to Publish Natalie Harp’s Trump Letters: Author

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What happenedWhy I Decided to Publish Natalie Harp’s Trump Letters: Author.
What changedThe Atlantic Politics frames it as "The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp". The Daily Beast frames it as "Why I Decided to Publish Natalie Harp’s Trump Letters: Author".
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Still Watching. The Atlantic Politics frames it as "The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp". The Daily Beast frames it as "Why I Decided to Publish Natalie Harp’s Trump Letters: Author".

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The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp

The West Wing’s explosive response to a fleeting jab didn’t kill the story. It enabled days of coverage.

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Why I Decided to Publish Natalie Harp’s Trump Letters: Author

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images/Reuters Donald Trump’s biographer is sounding the alarm on newly uncovered letters written by his “lovesick” aide Natalie...

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Daily Kos1h ago

Could Natalie Harp go from human printer to White House mouthpiece?

As we’re all wondering who is going to step into Karoline Leavitt’s dainty slingback heels, a new contender has emerged.

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