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How Trump aide Natalie Harp’s family broke apart — and polarized

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After a tragedy, Harp’s brother, Preston, split from the family and “radicalized,” moving to Nicaragua to dedicate himself to the Sandinista cause.

What the coverage shows

Both outlets center the Harp family fracture and the way Natalie Harp and her brother Preston are described as moving in sharply different political directions. The Washington Post uniquely foregrounds Preston’s move to Nicaragua and says he “radicalized” around the Sandinista cause, while The Independent alone frames the story around Trump, a family death, and Natalie being pushed closer to MAGA. Both extracts present the split as part of a family tragedy, but they emphasize different political poles.

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