Walt Nauta, Director of Oval Office Operations, and Natalie Harp, special assistant and executive assistant to the president, walk to board Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2026. US President Donald Trump is heading to Houston, Texas, to headline a Republican National Committee (RNC) fundraiser to boost Ken Paxton's US Senate campaign. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)