Trump aide amplified AI-generated offensive content on social media
President Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp reportedly brought him stacks of social media posts, including AI-generated and racist content, which Trump approved and shared on Truth Social and X before later deleting some posts following backlash.
What happened
President Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp brought Trump stacks of printed-out social media post drafts, many recycling content from other accounts, for his approval.
Harp then logged onto Trump's account and posted approved messages, including a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes and an AI-generated image of Trump as Jesus Christ.
Trump later deleted both the offensive video and the AI-generated image following backlash.
Reported impact
The process frustrated White House officials because Harp did not share proposed posts with the chief of staff's office, communications aides, or national-security officials.
Index analysis
AI-generated and doctored images were used to create offensive content comparing people to animals and depicting religious imagery.
Governance controls
Harp stated she worked directly for Trump and only listened to him, bypassing standard White House communication review processes.
Classification
Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.