Politics
Trump gave four White House aides up to $45,000 in holiday cash gifts, disclosures show
September 10, 2026 at 08:00 AM · Updated 36d ago
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 14 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Trump gave aide Natalie Harp a $45,000 holiday cash gift, disclosure shows
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BNBBC News
Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp and two other aides, public records show
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(opens the publisher’s site)Financial disclosures released by the Trump administration show the president gave cash gifts totaling $155,000 to four White House aides, raising ethics questions.
- Disclosures show Trump gave $45,000 each to aides Natalie Harp, Margo Martin and Chamberlain Harris, and $20,000 to Walt Nauta, labeled "Cash Gift for Holidays."
- White House spokesman Davis Ingle said the gifts "have nothing to do with any of these individuals' official government duties" and are "entirely permissible under relevant legal and ethical standards."
- Ingle said Trump has a longstanding practice of giving Christmas gifts to people in his orbit, in government and the private sector.
- The $45,000 gifts equal roughly one-third of the annual salaries of Harp, Martin and Harris, who each earn $150,000; Nauta earns $175,000.
Latest developments
- Sep 10 — The disclosures have put the total cash gifts at $157,000 and Walt Nauta's gift at $22,000, up from earlier reported figures.
- Sep 10 — The gifts mark one of the few known instances of a sitting president giving cash to staff, contrasting with past presidents' souvenir handouts.