Financial disclosure forms show President Trump gave Natalie Harp a $45,000 cash gift last year, the filings list the payment as a “Cash Gift for the holidays.”
The disclosure naming natalie harp and two other aides appeared in documents posted by the White House and was reported by multiple outlets, which say each of the three received $45,000 while a fourth aide received $20,000.
The White House version of Harp’s annual financial disclosure is available on the official site and is dated 2026; the filing includes an electronically signed entry that describes the payment as a holiday cash gift attributed to the president.
News organizations including Reuters and The Washington Post reported the same figure after reviewing the filings, noting the payments were listed on the forms provided to Congress.
Ethics and legal commentators said the disclosures raised questions about federal rules on gifts to government employees; Al Jazeera and other outlets highlighted that federal employees are generally restricted from accepting outside compensation, although specific legal analyses vary.
Public reporting shows the three $45,000 gifts summed to $135,000 and were paid on top of each aide’s annual White House salary, according to Politico’s coverage of the filings.
The reporting has put natalie harp back in the news this month after earlier stories about her appearances with the president during foreign travel; the renewed attention comes as watchdog groups and some news outlets pore over the disclosures.
How such gifts are handled can depend on federal ethics rules and possible waivers, and commentators in the coverage urged looking at the exact statutory language and any White House explanations tied to the entries on the disclosure forms.
Sources
- The Washington Post — reported the $45,000 figure for Natalie Harp and other aides.
- Reuters — verified the cash-gift amounts and noted how they appear on financial disclosures.
- White House — Harp’s 2026 annual financial disclosure PDF listing “Cash gift for the holidays.”
- Politico — noted the gifts totaled $135,000 to three aides and reported the salary context.
- Al Jazeera — explained federal rules that generally bar outside compensation for federal employees and discussed legal questions raised by the disclosures.
