Let's Cut Some Spending: Biden spent $158.8M on WH staff

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In our Let's Cut Some Spending series, ForAmerica chronicles the many ways Washington wastes YOUR tax dollars - and as you’ll see, the list is endless.

Today’s offering: $158.8 million on White House staff!

Open the Books reports:

During President Joe Biden’s first three years, he spent $158.8 million on the largest White House payroll since at least 1971, based on headcount. White House staff for FY2023 collectively cost $52,775,234.

No White House since the Richard Nixon administration ever employed 500 staffers until Biden became president. The Biden White House employed 560 in FY2021 and 474 in FY2022. In 2023, the headcount increased by 50, to 524.

Biden employs 108 more staffers than Trump (416) (FY2019) and 70 more than Obama (454) (FY2011) at the same point in their respective presidencies... Jill Biden’s staff more than doubled from last year (8) to 20 this year.

That's a lot of staff to help support one of the worst presidents ever.

How about we fire everyone and put that $158.8 million toward our national debt?

You would not notice one difference with this administration. Joe's barely there to begin with.