Just days after the White House dismissed a viral image featuring Natalie Harp and Donald Trump in an intimate hug as fake, the longtime Trump aide has given her first interview .

But when Harp was asked about her own career, age, and life in the White House, much of her response turned into an enthusiastic defense of her boss, with her answers drawing attention for how closely they echoed Trump’s own style.

And it wasn’t the only eyebrow-raising part of the unusual questionnaire.

In recent months, Natalie’s close relationship with Trump has also drawn increasing scrutiny , particularly after Trump reportedly told staffers that she would “never leave” him.

Natalie Harp was featured in the Washingtonian magazine, which selected her for its October issue list of the region’s “300 Most Powerful Women.”

In an interview with the outlet published on September 24, when asked whether being a woman in her 30s had been an obstacle or an asset to her professional success, Harp initially responded simply: “Age is just a number.”

But she quickly shifted the focus to Donald Trump, praising what she called his “rare gift of seeing something in people that perhaps they don’t see in themselves.”

She said, “Throughout his career, the President has never compartmentalized people into their demographics, but rather has the rare gift of seeing something in people that perhaps they don’t see in themselves, male or female, young or old, and then bringing those gifts into focus.”