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Trump Heavily Mocked as He Struggles to Wave Flag at IndyCar Race Event With Blonde Aide Natalie Harp and Wife Melania

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Donald Trump's flag waving at a major IndyCar race event was mercilessly mocked.

Aug. 24 2026, Published 3:45 p.m. ET

Donald Trump has once again sparked concern, Breaking Celebrity News can reveal, this time for appearing to struggle to wave a flag at an IndyCar race.

Critics have claimed the president is falling apart right before our eyes, despite the White House declaring the 80-year-old is as healthy as can be.

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Trump's Flag Dilemma

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Trump's attempt to wave a green flag left his critics laughing at him.

On Sunday, August 24, Trump had the honor of waving the green flag to start the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race in Washington, D.C. However, in one clip, the president seemed confused about how to wave the flag, grabbing the wrong end to start before waving it with a smirk on his face.

"They had to tell Donald Trump to hold the green flag the right way!" one person quipped on X, as another noted, "Good God, he can’t even wave a flag right."

A critic added, "He can't even hold a flag from the correct end? What a moron," and a commentator claimed, "Yet another time, if (Joe) Biden did that, Fox News and MAGA would be all over that."

Conservative media's coverage of both Trump and Biden has been called out in the past, especially after the president was caught with a prompt card with details of his guests and a schedule for the meeting while honoring a young lifeguard.

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Trump's Dementia?

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Trump, along with his wife Melania, attended the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race event.

The "cheat sheet" was what Republicans had previously slammed Biden for when he was Commander-in-Chief, but host David Pakman said on his show recently noted the apparent double standard.

"Donald Trump was photographed using a cheat sheet, the exact same type of cheat sheet that Joe Biden was using when they said it’s proof that he's got dementia," Pakman said on August 18. "And strangely, Donald Trump’s card has not triggered the same diagnosis from Republicans."

He added at the time, "This is exactly the type of thing that Republicans used to say Biden had dementia. The pictures would be circled in red. 'Biden needs pictures to know who he’s with.' Fox News would be running it continuously, and right-wing influencers would be saying, 'Did Biden know where he was? Did Biden know who he was with?'"

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Natalie Harp at IndyCar Race Event With Trump

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The president's controversial aide, Natalie Harp, was also in attendance.

Despite the backlash, the White House reposted the clip of Trump, who stood by his wife, Melania, waving the flag, captioning it, "When someone says Trust in Trump."

In response, many pointed to aide Natalie Harp's appearance alongside Trump as he gave racers the go-ahead. The young blonde aide has become the face of ridicule and concern over the last couple of weeks, and bizarre letters written by Harp to Trump have only ramped up the attention.

In one letter, Harp wrote just how important her boss' happiness is to her, declaring, "I never want to bring you anything but joy. I'm sorry I lost my focus. You are all that matters to me. I don't want to ever let you down. Thank you for being my Guardian and Protector in this Life."

In a second note, after revealing how close she was to feeling like a "burnout," Harp wrote, "I need to reunite my past self with my current into a better version who will make you proud. And please, when I fail, will you tell me? You have the absolute right to cuss me out, if need be, when I deserve it, because no one knows or cares about me more."

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Natalie Harp Defenders: 'She's Very Smart'

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Harp was previously mocked by Sen. Jon Ossoff, as the 35-year-old has been accused of being 'obsessed' with Trump.

Many have come to Harp's defense, including Sen. Bernie Moreno, who claimed the attacks are "super misogynistic."

He told TMZ, "I mean, the reality is she's a very talented person. She's very smart at what she does. She helps the president make sure he's communicating. And the fact that if it was a guy, nobody would say that."

Harp's alleged "obsession" with Trump came to the forefront after Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff claimed that Trump would rather "travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace" than act like a president.

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