Natalie Harp Prints Out Story for Trump About His Alleged Plans to Fire Susie Wiles
KENT NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump’s favorite aide sent him into a total meltdown by handing him a printed copy of a bombshell report about how he’s thinking of firing his chief of staff.
Natalie Harp, 35, printed Politico’s Playbook newsletter out for the 80-year-old president to read on Thursday morning, the outlet reported on Friday.
The story sparked a “freakout” as he “blew up” over its coverage of his secret calls to close allies asking who they think should replace Susie Wiles, the ruthless aide so central to the president’s political operation that he calls her his “Ice Maiden,” Politico’s sources said.
Wiles and her supporters have since “burn[ed] up phones around town” in trying to calm things down, people familiar with the situation told the outlet.
“The White House is in a state of panic,” one insider said.
“Susie is looking over her shoulder, trying to solicit people to go out and say good things about her and her team and make it seem like everything is fine.” “It’s not,” they added.
This is a developing story.
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