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U.S. President Donald Trump handed out $45,000 cash gifts to three White House aides, with the payments to executive assistant Natalie Harp, Margo Martin, and Chamberlain Harris confirmed according to the Washington Post.
The three women described the payments as "Cash Gift for Holidays," the Post reported Tuesday, citing financial disclosure forms.
Harp has been a near-constant presence at Trump's side in his second term and has been dubbed the "human printer," thanks to her role carrying a portable machine to print out documents that Trump asks for.
She is one of the few officials with direct access to Trump's Truth Social account and types out posts as he dictates them, even inserting his trademark capital letters, according to footage in a 2024 election campaign documentary.
The 35-year-old earns $150,000 a year in her role as the special assistant and executive assistant to the president, according to an annual report to Congress.
A White House spokesperson defended the gifts, citing Trump's "longstanding practice of giving Christmas gifts to people in his orbit, including at times employees and aides."
The gifts were unrelated to any of the individuals' duties, making them "entirely permissible under relevant legal and ethical standards," the spokesperson said.
Director of White House Oval Office operations Walt Nauta also reported a presidential gift of $20,000, in addition to his annual salary of $175,000, according to the Post.
Harp, 35, joined Trump's team in 2022 and has since become one of the most visible aides in his inner circle, earning the nickname "human printer" for her role carrying a portable printer to produce documents Trump requests on the spot.
A former One America News Network anchor and California native, she is also a bone cancer survivor. Harp is one of the few staffers with direct access to Trump's Truth Social account, typing out his posts as he dictates them, including his signature use of capital letters.
Her proximity to the president has drawn scrutiny in recent weeks, and she was among the small group of aides who traveled with Trump when his plane reportedly changed course to leave Türkiye following an assassination threat linked to Iran.
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