PB below
>The 'Scaramucci' Play
>Temp hire to remove embedded 'untrustworthy' staffers?
>>Spicer
>>Priebus
>Temps can be very dangerous to those who are targeted.
Who's the target? Mole in the comms team? Canary Trap on Susie Wiles story?
>So, she is a Harpie then.
Trump ‘blew up’ after Natalie Harp printed out Susie Wiles ouster reports sparking White House ‘freakout’: report
Trump is furiously phoning friends and allies for their opinions on White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
Andrew Feinberg
Friday 16 October 2026 10:36 EDT
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A bombshell report indicating President DonaldTrump was soliciting opinions on whether to sack his longest-serving chief of staff led to a full-blown “freakout”after Trump’s “human printer” showed him paper copies of the news items.
Politico’s “Playbook” newsletter revealed the angry eruption took place in the White House on Thursday in the wake of their initial report that Trump had been calling around to a roster of informal outside advisers about bringing an end to Wiles’ tenure and floating several names for a successor to the veteran Florida political operative, who is the first woman to serve in the chief of staff position.
Trump’s anger had been stoked by Natalie Harp, the longtime aide and near-constant companion who often brings him paper copies of news stories and helps with his Truth Social posts. One source said he “blew up” after seeing the newsletter’s reporting and began placing even more phone calls about potential replacements for Wiles.
He has reportedly discussed elevating Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller or bringing in New York Yankees executive Randy Levine to run things as his top aide.
He’s also considering tapping his longtime friend turned roving peace negotiator, Steve Witkoff, as well as federal housing boss Bill Pulte, and in recent days more names have entered the conversation: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton.
Natalie Harp (center) reportedly triggered Trump with printouts of news pieces on his discussions about whether to sack Chief of Staff Susie Wiles(far right)
Natalie Harp (center) reportedly triggered Trump with printouts of news pieces on his discussions about whether to sack Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (far right) (AP)
At the same time, a source said Wiles and those in her camp have “burn[ed] up phones around town” in an effort to shore up support from the president by enlisting his friends to say good things about her.
Another person close to Trump said the West Wing is “in a state of panic” over the possibility that Wiles could be on the outs with the man in the Oval Office.
“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 said.
Trump has denied losing confidence in Wiles, and White House spokesperson Danielle Alvarez derided Politico as “fake news” in a statement to the outlet.
But the alleged panic inside the White House has insiders suggesting that Trump is reverting to patterns of behavior that dominated his first term, when his administration was plagued with constant infighting as warring camps of aides jockeyed for position.
The president has moved to undermine Wiles in recent days, including by hiring now-embattled press secretary Katie Zacharia without consulting his top aide.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-natalie-harp-susie-wiles-white-house-b3068138.html