
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.
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