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Melania Trump cuts bloated first lady payroll from Michelle Obama days
Fox News ^ | 10/20/17

Posted on 10/21/2017 8:46:36 AM PDT by Liberty7732

Melania Trump is embracing a more active and public schedule as first lady – but she still runs one of the leanest East Wing operations in recent history.

According to a Fox News analysis of White House personnel reports, Melania Trump has significantly reduced the number of aides on the first lady's office payroll in comparison to her predecessor, Michelle Obama.

During then-President Barack Obama’s first year in office, 16 people were listed working for Michelle Obama, earning a combined $1.24 million a year.

This year, just four people were listed working for Melania Trump as of June. Their salaries totaled $486,700.

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KEYWORDS: flotusmelania; flotusmichelle
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1 posted on 10/21/2017 8:46:37 AM PDT by Liberty7732
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To: Liberty7732

Michelle WAS bloated.


2 posted on 10/21/2017 8:47:10 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump isouokt of office, it is WAR!)
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To: Liberty7732

MSMLSD will scream about tossing working people out of a job and losing their homes, etc etc etc.


3 posted on 10/21/2017 8:47:46 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
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To: dp0622

Any wonder why it took 16 courtesans to do her up daily but only 4 for Melania? Just sayin’ the obvious.


4 posted on 10/21/2017 8:48:25 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Liberty7732

That is awesome. It shows that she is aware that ordinary people pay for the luxuries of high level politicians. Whereas the Clintons and Obamas demonstrated that they thought all money belongs to them, and the people (who actually are the producers) only get to keep the crumbs.


5 posted on 10/21/2017 8:49:11 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: rktman

What a face!! yeesh!!


6 posted on 10/21/2017 8:52:51 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump isouokt of office, it is WAR!)
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To: exDemMom

The Obamas were world class at attempting to fill their empty lives with ever more meaningless luxuries.

Eventually it all came down to tiny, incremental, status signaling. Look! I can command U.S. Aircraft to ferry hundreds of support staff for an mere pleasure run!

I doubt it made their lives any happier, hardly any more pleasant.


7 posted on 10/21/2017 8:58:10 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Liberty7732

Mooochelle thought she was Queen of America.


8 posted on 10/21/2017 9:02:57 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Liberty7732

Moochelle’s large Whitey House staff was a way of collecting reparations for past injustices. I will bet the lower staff were all whiteys too serve the black queen.


9 posted on 10/21/2017 9:04:54 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: libh8er

serve = serving


10 posted on 10/21/2017 9:05:54 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: rktman
Any wonder why it took 16 courtesans to do her up daily but only 4 for Melania? Just sayin’ the obvious.

Oh let's see, I believe she had a team lead, two groomers, at least four farriers..."


11 posted on 10/21/2017 9:06:30 AM PDT by Zeppelin (Keep on FReepin' on...)
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To: rktman; Chode

Well when it takes several 5 gallon buckets of Spackle just to set A BASE it takes a big crew...


12 posted on 10/21/2017 9:07:35 AM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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To: Liberty7732

The former Royal Wigmaker was unavailable for comment.


13 posted on 10/21/2017 9:09:47 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative ( Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.Does the Government)
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To: rktman
Any wonder why it took 16 courtesans to do her up daily but only 4 for Melania? Just sayin’ the obvious.

Well, for one thing, our current lovely and gracious First Lady requires no industrial power tools to prepare for her day. As to the previous occupant, think of the savings effected through the elimination of commercial degreasers, livestock shears and trimmers, and duct tape that she required.

Say, any got a link to that Sasquatch thread, seeing as how THAT subject came up.

14 posted on 10/21/2017 9:10:57 AM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Liberty7732

How many barbers were needed to shave Michael’s face, arms and legs several times a day!


15 posted on 10/21/2017 9:11:33 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Trump is kicking their a$$es, they, ______________, want to quit. (Fill in the blank!))
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To: Liberty7732

draining the swamp - leading by example

well done


16 posted on 10/21/2017 9:14:56 AM PDT by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: Liberty7732

From the White Hut back to the White House.


17 posted on 10/21/2017 9:15:26 AM PDT by ex91B10
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To: rktman

According to truthorfiction.com here are Michelle’s staff:
Sher, Susan, assistant to the president and chief of staff to the First Lady, $172,200 annual salary

Frye, Jocelyn C., deputy assistant to the president and director of policy and projects for the first Lady, $140,000

Rogers, Desiree G., special assistant to the president and White House social secretary, $113,000

Johnston, Camille Y., special assistant to the president and director of communications for the first lady, $102,000

Winter, Melissa E., special assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff to the first lady, $102,000

Medina, David S., deputy chief Of staff to the first lady, $90,000

Lelyveld, Catherine M., director and press secretary to the first lady, $84,000

Starkey, Frances M., director of scheduling and advance for the first lady, $75,000

Sanders, Trooper, deputy director of policy and projects for the first lady, $70,000

Burnough, Erinn J., deputy director and deputy social secretary, $65,000

Reinstein, Joseph B., deputy director and deputy social secretary, $65,000

Goodman, Jennifer R. deputy director of scheduling and events coordinator for the first lady, $62,000

Fitts, Alan O., deputy director of advance and trip director for the first lady, $60,000

Lewis, Dana M., special assistant and personal aide to the first lady, $60,000

Mustaphi, Semonti M., associate director and deputy press secretary to the first lady, $52,500

Jarvis, Kristen E., special assistant for scheduling and traveling aide to the first lady, $50,000

Lechtenberg, Tyler A., associate director of correspondence for the first lady, $45,000

Tubman, Samantha, deputy associate director, $45,000

Boswell, Joseph J., executive assistant to the chief of staff to the first lady, $40,000

Armbruster, Sally M., staff assistant to the social secretary, $36,000

Bookey, Natalie, staff assistant, $36,000

Jackson, Deilia A., deputy associate director of correspondence for the first lady, $36,000


18 posted on 10/21/2017 9:15:38 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: Liberty7732

I’ll bet Michelle has more aides on her payroll even today.


19 posted on 10/21/2017 9:16:56 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Liberty7732

Key word being BLOATED.
Remember those big brass Boob-Belts?
Wonder what became of them? Smithsonian material, no doubt.


20 posted on 10/21/2017 9:18:18 AM PDT by lee martell
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