"Security Blanket" Also Received 60 Million Won... Trump Gives Surprise Gifts to Female Aides

Cash Gifts Equal to 30% of Salary
White House: "No Legal Issues"

It has been revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump gave three of his closest female aides a year-end gift of $45,000 (approximately 60 million won) each in cash.

Natalie Harp, aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, is watching President Trump visiting the Mission Control Center at NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on the 28th of last month (local time). Photo by AFP Yonhap News.

According to Politico on September 8 (local time), annual financial disclosure documents submitted by the White House showed that three aides—Natalie Harp, Chamberlain Harris, and Margo Martin—reported receiving this amount each from President Trump.

The total amount received by the three aides was $135,000 (about 180 million won). This was in addition to their annual salary of $150,000 (about 200 million won), which is paid from tax revenues. The cash gift amounted to 30 percent of their annual salary.

In the disclosure documents, the three aides listed President Trump as the giver and described the gift as a "year-end cash gift." The documents were submitted in accordance with the federal government’s financial disclosure requirements for public officials.

On the 31st of last month (local time), at the White House Oval Office in Washington DC, U.S. President Donald Trump was speaking at a pharmaceutical pricing event while White House aide Natalie Harp was using her mobile phone. Photo by AP Yonhap News

These three aides are part of the core staff who regularly assist President Trump at close quarters. Harp, serving as Special Assistant to the President and Secretary, has played a prominent role as one of Trump's closest team members. She is known for printing out articles, social media posts, and various materials to deliver to the president, earning her the nicknames “human printer” and “security blanket.”

Harris is the Deputy Director of Operations for the Oval Office as well as a secretary. President Trump also appointed her as a member of the Federal Commission of Fine Arts, which reviews architectural and design-related matters in Washington. The commission has also been involved in evaluating President Trump’s controversial plan to build a new reception hall at the White House. When Harris was appointed, former commissioners and preservation advocates questioned whether she was qualified for the position.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Martin Margo, Press Secretary. Margo's Instagram.

Martin serves as President Trump’s communications aide. She frequently accompanies the president to various events, filming and posting videos. She is known to have filmed and uploaded videos of President Trump dancing at a Malaysian airport and greeting visitors in the Oval Office. Trump once referred to Martin as “the most beautiful photographer in the world.”

The financial disclosure documents did not contain any additional information regarding the cash gifts.

A White House spokesperson told the media, “The president has a longstanding tradition of giving Christmas gifts to people around him, including employees and aides, both in the private sector and in public office,” adding, “This year’s gift has no connection whatsoever to their official government work and is fully permissible under applicable laws and ethical standards.”

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