Where’s Melania? As Trump aide Natalie Harp never seems to leave president’s side, first lady is rarely seen

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWhere’s Melania? As Trump aide Natalie Harp never seems to leave president’s side, first lady is rarely seenThe first lady, who reportedly spends time in Florida and New York, has not been seen publicly in nearly a month, according to reportsBrendan Rascius in New York Tuesday 18 August 2026 12:27 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3034593","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-trump-missing-natalie-harp-b3034593.html","title":"Where’s Melania? As Trump aide regularly seen by his side, first lady is rarely seen"}}CloseTrump aide Natalie Harp is given cutting new nickname as unearthed video reveals just how close they areSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsid...