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Natalie Harp côtoie Donald Trump depuis un certain temps déjà. Elle est une présence constante aux côtés du président depuis qu’on lui a confié un rôle non officiel en 2022. Surnommée « l’imprimante humaine », elle suit le président partout où il va, une imprimante portable à la main. Pourquoi une imprimante ? Parce que le président, âgé de 80 ans, a du mal à lire quoi que ce soit sur un écran. Natalie Harp imprime les e-mails, les statistiques, les tweets et tout ce que le président consulte. Âgée de 34 ans, elle passe toute la journée, tous les jours, aux côtés de son idole âgée, et son frère vient de s’exprimer sur cette relation.

D’après une interview accordée au Daily Mail, Preston Harp est profondément troublé par la relation de sa sœur avec Trump. Preston Harp n’est pas le seul à être troublé par l’obsession de sa sœur pour le président ; les services secrets et le chef de cabinet de Trump lui-même ont tous deux fait part de leurs inquiétudes. Harp laisserait apparemment des lettres « dithyrambiques » dans les espaces privés du président afin qu’il les trouve plus tard. D’après un article rédigé par deux journalistes du New York Times, l’une de ces lettres disait : « Vous êtes tout ce qui compte pour moi ». Ce n’est certainement pas le genre de lettre qu’un employé devrait laisser à son supérieur.

Qui est Natalie Harp ?

Mais qui est donc cette assistante obsédée par Trump qui suit le président partout ? Natalie Harp est une ancienne présentatrice de la chaîne d’information de droite OAN. L’OAN, tristement célèbre pour sa propagande flagrante, ses messages pro-Trump et son engagement dans les théories du complot, a une réputation bien établie, et Harp s’est montrée à la hauteur de cette réputation pendant son passage au sein de la chaîne. Elle est régulièrement intervenue sur FOX News en 2019, affirmant que la loi « right-to-try » de Trump lui avait sauvé la vie en lui permettant d’accéder à un médicament qui avait guéri son cancer des os, bien que de nombreuses sources d’information aient remis en cause cette histoire. Depuis sa nomination en 2022, elle a gravi les échelons parmi les sbires de Trump, devenant la plus fervente admiratrice du président.

Je ne comprends pas pourquoi ma sœur, ou n’importe qui d’autre, pourrait vouloir travailler pour Trump.

-Preston Harp

Le drame familial des Harp

Le frère de Harp, Preston, a propulsé le nom de leur famille sous les feux des médias grand public après une interview incendiaire accordée au Daily Mail, un tabloïd conservateur. Preston, qui vit au Nicaragua, affirme avoir découvert la relation de sa sœur avec Trump après avoir lu un article la présentant comme la « nouvelle assistante glamour » de Trump. Selon Preston, que le Daily Mail a gentiment décrit comme un « hippie aux cheveux longs », les deux frères et sœurs ont toujours été en désaccord.

Selon Preston, sa sœur était nettement plus proche de leur mère, extrêmement religieuse et conservatrice, tandis que lui-même était plus proche de leur père. Leur père s’est suicidé en 2020, provoquant une rupture définitive au sein de la famille. Preston affirme que sa sœur et sa mère voulaient faire croire à leur communauté que Robert Harp était décédé dans son sommeil, par crainte du jugement de l’Église sur le suicide. Preston s’est installé au Nicaragua après la mort de son père et a complètement coupé les ponts avec sa sœur et sa mère.

J’ai du mal à croire que ce sont ma sœur et ma mère, je ne me reconnais pas du tout dans cette ambiance, alors je vais simplement laisser les choses telles qu’elles sont.

-Preston Harp

Trump à propos de Harp

Donald Trump a clairement exprimé son appréciation pour cette admiratrice. Trump a déclaré dans une interview que Harp était la seule personne au monde à l’aimer autant que sa femme et ses enfants. Le président a également affirmé qu’elle était la seule à ne jamais le quitter, ajoutant que tandis que d’autres courraient après l’argent, elle resterait fidèle. Le comportement de Harp envers le président a également inquiété les services secrets.

Les services secrets ont officiellement qualifié Harp de « danger potentiel » pour le président, invoquant son obsession à son égard comme un problème potentiellement dangereux.

Interrogée à ce sujet, la porte-parole Karoline Leavitt a refusé de commenter la relation entre Harp et le président. Elle a affirmé que Harp comptait parmi les collaborateurs les plus fidèles de Trump (ce que personne ne remettait en cause). L’obsession de Harp pour Trump n’est apparemment un secret pour personne parmi le personnel de la Maison Blanche.

Dans son livre All or Nothing : How Trump Recaptured America, Michael Wolff affirme que l’obsession de Natalie Harp pour Trump est un secret de polichinelle, et décrit également avoir vu des lettres que Natalie Harp avait laissées à l’intention de Trump. Wolff évoque notamment une lettre dans laquelle Natalie Harp affirmait qu’elle était « indigne » du soutien du président Trump.

Natalie Harp est l’une des collaboratrices les plus fidèles et les plus travailleuses de l’équipe du président Trump

-Karoline Leavitt

S’il est tout à fait évident que Natalie Harp nourrit une obsession malsaine pour Donald Trump, le président ne semble pas s’en plaindre.

La collaboratrice de Trump fait clairement partie intégrante de sa vie, et son comportement lors du G7 pourrait corroborer cette théorie.

Donald Trump a été surpris à plusieurs reprises en train de tendre la main vers la première dame française, Brigitte Macron, pendant le sommet. Trump semblait souvent perdu et désorienté, et on l’a vu prendre la main de Mme Macron à plusieurs reprises, se tournant vers elle pour qu’elle le guide vers sa prochaine séance photo.

Cela semble indiquer que Donald Trump a l’habitude de compter sur une assistante blonde, et qu’il a pris Mme Macron pour l’une de ses assistantes.

Natalie Harp has been around Donald Trump for a while now. Harp has been a constant by the president’s side since she was given an unofficial role in 2022. Dubbed ‘the human printer’, Harp follows the president everywhere he goes with a portable printer in tow. Why a printer? Because the 80-year-old president struggles to read anything on a screen. Harp prints out emails, statistics, Tweets, and everything else the president consumes. Harp, 34, spends all day, every day with her elderly idol, and now her brother has commented on the relationship.

According to an interview with the Daily Mail, Preston Harp is deeply disturbed by his sister’s relationship with Trump. Preston Harp isn’t the only one disturbed by his sister’s obsession with the president; the Secret Service and Trump’s own chief of staff have both expressed concern. Harp reportedly leaves ‘gushing’ letters in the president’s personal spaces for him to find later on. According to a report from two New York Times reporters, one of the letters said ‘you are all that matters to me’. Certainly not the kind of letter an employee should leave their manager.

Who is Natalie Harp?

So who is the Trump-obsessed aide following around the president? Natalie Harp is a former host at the right-wing news network OAN. OAN, infamous for its blatant propaganda, pro-Trump messaging, and engagement in conspiracy theories, has a reputation, and Harp made good on that reputation during her time there. She featured regularly on FOX News in 2019, claiming that Trump’s right-to-try law had saved her life by giving her a medication that cleared up bone cancer, though multiple news sources have questioned the story. Since her appointment in 2022, she has risen through the ranks of Trump’s goons, becoming the ultimate yes-woman for the president.

I don’t understand why my sister, or anyone, could want to work for Trump.

-Preston Harp

Harp family drama

Harp’s brother, Preston, has bounced their family’s name into the mainstream media cycle after an inflammatory interview with the Daily Mail, a conservative tabloid. Preston, who lives in Nicaragua, claims he found out about his sister’s relationship with Trump after reading an article advertising her as Trump’s “glamorous new assistant”. According to Preston, who the Daily Mail kindly described as a ‘long-haired hippy’, the siblings always had a rift.

According to Preston, his sister was significantly closer to their extremely religious, conservative mother, while Preston was closer to their father. Their father committed suicide in 2020, causing a permanent rift in the family. Preston claims that his sister and mother wanted to tell their community that Robert Harp passed away in his sleep, in fear of the church’s judgment on suicide. Preston moved to Nicaragua after his father’s death and cut ties completely with his sister and mother.

It’s hard to believe that’s my sister and my mom, I can’t connect with that vibe, so I’m just going to let it be.

-Preston Harp

Trump on Harp

Donald Trump has made his appreciation of his follower very clear. Trump claimed in an interview that Harp was the only person on earth who loved him as much as his wife and children. The president also claimed that she is the only person who would never leave him, claiming that while others would chase money, she would stay loyal. Harp’s behaviour around the president has concerned the Secret Service as well.

The Secret Service officially labelled Harp a ‘potential danger’ to the president, citing her obsession with him as a potentially dangerous issue.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to comment on Harp’s relationship with the president when asked. She claimed that Harp is among Trump’s most loyal workers (something nobody was questioning). Harp’s obsession with Trump is apparently no secret among White House staff.

In Michael Wolff’s book All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America. Wolff claimed that Harp’s obsession with Trump was an open secret, and also described seeing letters that Harp left for Trump. Wolff described one letter in particular where Harp claimed she was ‘unworthy’ of President Trump’s support.

Natalie Harp is one of the most loyal and hardest working aides on President Trump’s team

-Karoline Leavitt

While it’s extremely clear that Harp has an unhealthy obsession with Donald Trump, the president doesn’t seem to be complaining.

Trump’s aide is clearly an integral part of his life, and his behaviour at the G7 might corroborate that theory.

Donald Trump was caught reaching for the hand of France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, multiple times during the summit. Trump often looked lost and confused, and was seen taking the hand of Macron multiple times, looking to her to guide him to his next photo op.

It seems to imply that Donald Trump is used to relying on a blonde aide worker, and he mistook Macron for an aide.

Quebec’s social housing system is reportedly facing challenges on multiple fronts as demand for affordable units continues to grow. Data shows that Quebec’s aging buildings are falling into disrepair, and policymakers are struggling to determine how best to manage a sector that houses tens of thousands of low-income residents. A new report revealed that nearly one-third of Quebec’s social housing units require major repairs. In the face of that report, the provincial government abandoned its plan to take greater control of housing co-operatives after widespread opposition. Housing advocates are now warning that decades of underinvestment continue to affect some of the province’s most vulnerable residents.

Quebec social housing is crumbling

According to figures published by Quebec’s housing authority, approximately 31 per cent of the province’s social housing units are in need of significant repairs. The numbers show us a glimpse into the problems that Quebec’s public housing system faces. The system includes public housing, housing co-operatives, and non-profit housing organizations. According to the housing authority, many of the buildings were constructed decades ago and now require extensive renovations to their roofs, plumbing systems, heating equipment, and structural systems. Housing advocates argue that years of insufficient investment have allowed maintenance backlogs to grow, leaving many residents living in deteriorating conditions while waiting for repairs to be completed.

We have neglected social housing for decades.

-Véronique Laflamme, Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU)

The situation has become increasingly difficult for Quebec residents as demand for affordable housing continues to outpace supply. Quebec’s vacancy rate remains among the lowest in the country, particularly in major urban centres such as Montreal and Quebec City. At the same time, the cost of renting has increased significantly in recent years, pushing more households toward subsidized housing options. Now, Quebec has a growing waiting list for social housing units, and pressure is increasing on organizations responsible for maintaining the aging buildings. Housing groups say the shortage is no longer simply a housing issue but has impacts affecting health, education and economic stability.

Quebec government scraps housing plan

While concerns about infrastructure have been growing, Quebec’s government has faced resistance to proposed changes to the management of housing co-operatives. Earlier this year, the province introduced legislation that would have granted the Société d’habitation du Québec greater authority over housing co-ops. The proposal immediately garnered criticism from co-operative housing organizations, who argued that the reforms would threaten the independence and democratic governance structures that have long defined the sector. Housing co-operatives operate differently from traditional public housing because residents collectively participate in management decisions and building operations.

The backlash ultimately prompted the government to reverse course. Following consultations with housing organizations, Quebec Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau announced that the province would abandon the controversial changes. The decision was widely welcomed by co-operative housing groups, many of which argued that the original proposal would have undermined a successful model that has provided affordable housing for decades. The government’s retreat highlighted the influence of housing organizations, but it has now put the CAQ into a position where it needs to reassess its long-term plan to fix the affordable housing crisis in its province.

Quebec heard the sigh of relief of the 30,000 households that live in housing co-ops

Patrick Préville, CEO of the Fédération de l’habitation coopérative du Québec

Co-operative housing has historically been viewed as one of the more stable forms of affordable housing because residents have a direct stake in maintaining their communities. Advocates warned that increasing provincial control could discourage participation and weaken a model that has helped provide affordable housing to thousands of Quebec households.

What’s going to change?

Housing experts argue there is no single solution capable of addressing every challenge. Instead, they say Quebec will likely require a combination of new construction, infrastructure investment and policy reforms if it hopes to stabilize the sector over the coming years. Whether those solutions arrive quickly enough remains uncertain. Housing advocates have repeatedly warned that delays in construction and maintenance only increase costs in the long run while leaving vulnerable residents waiting for help. The government’s decision to abandon its co-op reforms may have eased tensions with housing organizations, but it does not solve the larger problems facing the sector. As demand for affordable housing grows and existing buildings age, Quebec’s social housing system faces a serious question. How will it create new social housing while preserving the systems that are already in place?

A French politician has claimed the US bears ‘significant responsibility’ for the deadly heatwave sweeping through Europe. The continent has experienced a severe heatwave during the last two weeks of June. The heatwave has caused more than 1,300 temperature-related deaths across Europe, and the deputy mayor of Paris for international relations has called out the US for its role in the global climate crisis.

Europe is being mocked on social media by Americans for its lack of air conditioning across the continent. Audrey Pulvar, deputy mayor of Paris for international relations, has hit back at the Americans for the countries participation in the climate crisis. Pulvar wrote a post on Instagram that pointed out the US’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and its recent climate-denial political movements. Pulvar quoted that the US’s need for air conditioning is entirely connected to the country’s climate change.

As the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, you bear a significant amount of responsibility for global warming and the consequences we, in France, are experiencing. Your cities, which are 90 per cent air-conditioned, are not unrelated to this

-Audrey Pulvar via Instagram

According to Our World In Data, the United States creates more than 13 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions – the largest contributing factor to climate change. China is responsible for 31 per cent. All 26 European countries, a total population of nearly 750 million people, create just six per cent of the worlds C02 emissions. With more than double the population, Europe creates less than half of the C02 emissions that America does. A new report released on June 28 found that the US saw the largest increase in CO2 emissions out of any country.

In France, temperatures have exceeded 44 degrees Celsius in certain parts of the country. Other European countries are also recording all-time June records. Beyond the direct health impacts, the heat has disrupted rail networks, strained electrical systems, reduced power generation at some facilities, and increased wildfire risks across multiple countries. Officials throughout Europe continue to urge residents to remain indoors during peak afternoon temperatures and regularly check on elderly neighbours.

US pollution worsening

In the US, Donald Trump has championed the use of fossil fuels. From his infamous ‘drill baby drill’ to bailing out coal manufacturers with taxpayer dollars, Trump is deep in the pockets of ‘big coal’ and ‘ big oil’. The statistics show that he’s succeeding. US coal consumption jumped 10 per cent last year, and global carbon emissions from the energy sector rose by 1.1 per cent, according to a report produced in partnership with Ember, Kearney Institute and KPMG. In contrast, Europe’s carbon emissions from the energy sector increased by 0.5 per cent last year. Even China is doing better than the US, only increasing its emissions by 0.7 per cent in 2025.

According to climate experts, Europe’s deadly heatwave would be ‘virtually impossible’ without human intervention. Human-caused climate change has created this heatwave, and the country with a large portion of the responsibility is mocking the victims. According to a study by Imperial College London, climate change has increased the number of heat deaths by more than 1,500 across 12 European cities during 10 days of intense heat last year. In Europe, built-in air-conditioning is uncommon in apartment buildings and houses. While portable units are still popular, the energy cost for Europeans is often steep.

Europe on the fence about A/C

In Europe, opinions are split regarding the solution to the issue. Right-wing politicians are calling for a mass rollout of air-conditioning units. They want to increase production, and possibly create a system where the government can supply air-conditioning units to civilians without one. On the other side, left-leaning politicians are claiming that a mass rollout of air conditioners will only make things worse. Air conditioners command massive energy spending, and for countries trying to cut down on their emissions, A/C units cause a problem. French left-wing leader Jean Luc-Melenchon has come out strongly against the idea of mass air-conditioner rollouts.