{"id":2648341,"date":"2026-08-22T13:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-the-man-have-one-fing-friend-bill-maher-defends-trump-aide-natalie-harp\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T13:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:18:17","slug":"let-the-man-have-one-fing-friend-bill-maher-defends-trump-aide-natalie-harp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-the-man-have-one-fing-friend-bill-maher-defends-trump-aide-natalie-harp\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Let the man have one f***ing friend&#8217;: Bill Maher defends Trump aide Natalie Harp"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flet-the-man-have-one-fing-friend-bill-maher-defends-trump-aide-natalie-harp%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher defended Natalie Harp, a Trump aide, praising her dedication to her job and her battle with bone cancer that reportedly influenced her support for Trump, who expedited experimental treatments for her. Maher contrasted this with the more severe criticisms Trump has faced from figures like JD Vance and Michael Cohen, highlighting the double standard in political attacks. He also addressed recent criticisms of Harp by Senator Jon Ossoff, noting that her loyalty stems from her personal health struggles. Maher expressed frustration with the harsh political climate, advocating for some compassion, and criticized the tendency to dismiss or attack allies without understanding their personal stories.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comedian and political commentator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-maher\/\">Bill Maher<\/a> defended President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his top aide, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natalie-harp\/\">Natalie Harp<\/a>, praising her for being \u201cdevoted to her job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know why you have to go after her, you know. She seems incredibly devoted to her job, never takes a day off,\u201d Maher said on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billmaher\/status\/2091005949310013792\"><em>Real Time with Bill Maher<\/em><\/a>  on Friday. \u201cSometimes she works so hard she forgets to eat and sleep, and now everyone in America is saying the same thing: \u2018Why can\u2019t I get a millennial that works like that?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4697319\/bill-maher-defend-trump-aide-natalie-harp\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">  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Harp, noting that she was one of the few people to board a separate plane from other Cabinet members in Turkey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut you know, in America, it\u2019s just like, \u2018Oh, good, someone new to hate,\u2019\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maher said Harp\u2019s relationship with Trump stemmed from her battle with bone cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe likes Trump because he speeded up experimental treatments, which she believes helped her,\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap 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COMMENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRemember Michael Cohen, his fixer, who once called Trump a cheater, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, and a con man,\u201d Maher said. \u201cHis own vice president, Vance, once said he might be America\u2019s Hitler. His secretary of state, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Rubio<\/a>, at the debate, made fun of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/781249\/trumps-real-hand-size-has-been-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\">his dick size<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet the man have one f***ing friend,\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Maher defends Trump aide Natalie Harp&#8217;s dedication<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2648342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26180108781399.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32100,84543,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2648341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bill-maher","tag-jonathan-harp","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26180108781399.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648341"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648344,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648341\/revisions\/2648344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}