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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 2940130" data-attributes="member: 12952"><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/02/trumps-spend-5-million-less-than-obamas-on-white-house-salaries/" target="_blank">Trumps Spend $5 Million Less Than Obamas On White House Salaries</a>An analysis of White House salary data reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration is spending $5 million less of taxpayer money on his staff than his predecessor.Trump employs 377 people at the White House, with a total of $35.8 million, while former President Barack Obama paid $40.9 million for 476 employees in 2015, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/07/02/trumps-leaner-white-house-payroll-projected-to-save-taxpayers-22-million/#5bef269557e6" target="_blank">according</a> to data analyzed by Open The Books. <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/30/white-house-releases-employee-salaries/" target="_blank">(RELATED: White House Releases Employee Salaries)</a>Another key difference between the Obama and Trump White House is the first lady’s staff. Michelle Obama <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/michelle-obamas-staff/" target="_blank">retained</a> 24 staffers in the first year of the Obama White House. Melania Trump currently employs four — a chief of staff who is also listed as advisor to the president, a deputy chief of staff, a communications director, and a scheduler.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 2940130, member: 12952"] [URL="http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/02/trumps-spend-5-million-less-than-obamas-on-white-house-salaries/"]Trumps Spend $5 Million Less Than Obamas On White House Salaries[/URL] An analysis of White House salary data reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration is spending $5 million less of taxpayer money on his staff than his predecessor. Trump employs 377 people at the White House, with a total of $35.8 million, while former President Barack Obama paid $40.9 million for 476 employees in 2015, [URL='https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/07/02/trumps-leaner-white-house-payroll-projected-to-save-taxpayers-22-million/#5bef269557e6']according[/URL] to data analyzed by Open The Books.[B] [URL='http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/30/white-house-releases-employee-salaries/'](RELATED: White House Releases Employee Salaries)[/URL][/B] Another key difference between the Obama and Trump White House is the first lady’s staff. Michelle Obama [URL='http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/michelle-obamas-staff/']retained[/URL] 24 staffers in the first year of the Obama White House. Melania Trump currently employs four — a chief of staff who is also listed as advisor to the president, a deputy chief of staff, a communications director, and a scheduler. [/QUOTE]

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