ABC late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel parodied White House aide Natalie Harp in his monologue Thursday, presenting her as his own zealously dedicated assistant.
Mr. Kimmel introduced “Natalie” midway in his monologue, as she walked onstage with a golf bag, briefcase and laptop. She called Mr. Kimmel her “guardian and protector,” removed lint from his suit and offered to post “truths” for him while repeatedly insisting that she wanted to “serve” him.
Mr. Kimmel’s wife — Molly McNearney, who is executive producer and co-head writer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — portrayed Natalie.
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The sketch follows Ms. Harp’s recently published letters in which she called President Trump her “Guardian and Protector in this life,” and included pronouncements such as “I never want to bring you anything but joy” and “You are all that matters to me. I don’t want to ever let you down.”
Ms. Harp has supported Mr. Trump since 2019 and has worked for him as his executive assistant since the beginning of his second administration in 2025.
Financial disclosures reviewed by The Washington Post and Politico show Mr. Trump gave Ms. Harp a $45,000 cash gift for the holidays, on top of her $150,000 annual salary; two other aides received similar payments.
Mr. Kimmel has long criticized Mr. Trump, and the two have traded public jabs throughout the president’s first and second terms.
ABC pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air for several days in September 2025 after Mr. Kimmel’s remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk prompted Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group to drop the show from their affiliate stations, a move Mr. Trump praised at the time.
Page Six has reported that Mr. Kimmel’s contract, which runs through May 2027, will not be renewed, but ABC has called those reports “inaccurate” and “purely speculative.”
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