According to the Associated Press, financial disclosures released by the administration show President Donald Trump gave $45,000 holiday gifts to White House aides including executive assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin and deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain Harris. The AP excerpt says four aides received sizable gifts, while the available text names three and is cut off before identifying the fourth recipient or describing any stated reason for the payments.

Financial disclosures show that US President Donald Trump gave holiday bonuses of $45,000 to key White House aides, according to TimesLIVE. The payments are described as part of a long-standing personal tradition of holiday giving by the president to members of his staff. The disclosures, which became public in September 2026, shed light on the scale of the bonuses distributed to senior aides working in the White House.

President Donald Trump has reportedly given cash gifts of 45,000 dollars each to three White House aides, according to Tori.ng. The payments, described as a generous holiday surprise, were reportedly identical in amount and have drawn public attention. Details about the recipients and the reason for the gifts beyond the holiday framing have not been confirmed in the report, and the claims remain based on the source's account of the reported gesture.

The National Sports Commission has confirmed the payment of the naira equivalent of $100,000 each to Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, as presidential rewards, according to ThisDay Live. The commission also insisted that the Super Falcons, the national women's football team, will receive their own rewards next month. The announcement was reported by Olawale Ajimotokan from Abuja.

According to Moneyweb, President Trump's financial disclosure reveals that he engaged in 21,000 trades in 2025, with the total trading activity valued at up to $1.86 billion through independently managed investment accounts.

Former South African minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told a court that cash payments used for R1.8 million in home renovations were funded by travel allowances and her salary, according to TimesLIVE. The ex-minister defended the cash payments while testifying, seeking to explain the source of the money spent on the renovations. The testimony forms part of ongoing court proceedings involving the former senior government official, who faces scrutiny over the payments.