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

Posted on 10/20/2017 11:08:01 AM PDT by SJackson

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To: SJackson

In the comments section of the article, a poster commented on how much President Trump spends on his stays at his golf courses.

I was under the impression he was paying his personal expenses out of his own pocket.


21 posted on 10/20/2017 11:30:40 AM PDT by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
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To: LouAvul

Liberals all have a needle in their arm called, “Other peoples’ money”.


22 posted on 10/20/2017 11:32:50 AM PDT by SMARTY ("Nearly all men can stand adversity...to test a man's character, give him power." A. Lincoln)
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To: stylin19a
let me give you the RAT talking point here.

The Obamas still spent less per empolyee.

Michelle people average salary = 77,500

Melania people average salary = 121,675

Assuming many, if not all, were women, then Michelle was underpaying women?

23 posted on 10/20/2017 11:33:58 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: SJackson

And that’s not even speculating on how many cronies Mooshelle hired for “make-work” jobs, just to have the prestige of a large posse.


24 posted on 10/20/2017 11:33:59 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: SJackson

Viva LA Melania ,, you are lovely to the bone and Moochelle is ugly to the bone . Melania you have class ,, Moochelle is all low class ,, Melania loves this country ,, Moochie hates this country . Moochie ,,, go home stay there and grieve while Trump dismantles your husbands screw ups .


25 posted on 10/20/2017 11:34:39 AM PDT by Lionheartusa1 ()-: There is nothing democratic about the democrat party :-()
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To: SJackson

My sister worked in the White House during the years about 1985-1990. She was one of three employees at the time who reported to the first lady. She worked for Nancy Reagan and then Barbara Bush. (She loved them both.) The three direct reports at the time were Executive Housekeeper (my sister’s position), the White House cook, and a Social Secretary.

The number of First Lady employees skyrocketed under Hillary Clinton and later Michelle Obama (including the special assistant that Michelle needs to replace the mirrors).


26 posted on 10/20/2017 11:35:34 AM PDT by pelican001
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To: SJackson

Q - What’s the difference between a sow with a cowboy hat,
and Frederica Wilson?

A - The sow smells better!


27 posted on 10/20/2017 11:38:49 AM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: SJackson

m.obama must have had payoff, do nothing jobs on the payroll

AND

very lazy inefficient people.

in by twelve pm, two hour lunch at noon, out by two.


28 posted on 10/20/2017 11:44:09 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: ArtDodger

I don’t think that’s a lot for Washington.


29 posted on 10/20/2017 11:52:57 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: KC_Lion

Great pictures and a great reminder.


30 posted on 10/20/2017 12:03:27 PM PDT by odawg
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To: pelican001
One executive housekeeper? How many “regular” staff were for general cleaning?

And the chef must have brought in lots of assistants for the parties.

But that shows how much times have changed. Every chef has an entourage that almost requires their own plane for travel.

And I miss the days when the professional staff was Filipino. Very gracious and very humbled to be working in the White House.

31 posted on 10/20/2017 12:04:08 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: txnativegop

He also isn’t taking a salary.


32 posted on 10/20/2017 12:05:41 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

I had forgotten about that, thanks for the reminder.


33 posted on 10/20/2017 12:08:55 PM PDT by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
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To: KC_Lion

Its OK to be a girl again...

:)


34 posted on 10/20/2017 12:09:11 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: SJackson

Beautiful in so many ways.


35 posted on 10/20/2017 12:12:20 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SJackson

Michelle certainly loved her entourage.

The Trumps, OTOH, are frugal. The President accepting only a dollar for a salary? The First Lady cutting back on expenses? It’s because they care about the country.

I would love to know more about Mrs. Trump’s background; I bet things were not easy as a child in Eastern Europe.

I’m half Czechoslovakian and my family sent regular care packages to a little Bohemian town, during the ‘40s. At some point, the family asked for tennis balls. My grandfather said, if they need tennis balls, they don’t need us to send them canned goods anymore. LOL!


36 posted on 10/20/2017 12:31:06 PM PDT by proud American in Canada ( I appear to have accidentally deleted my tagline. :()
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To: stylin19a

OTOH, Moo wasn’t giving her staff a living wage whereas Melania is.

Moo said Malia and Sasha were listed as junior staff. How much were they paid? I doubt Barron is on the payroll and we aren’t paying for grandma to live in as his babysitter.


37 posted on 10/20/2017 12:46:06 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: proud American in Canada

“The Trumps, OTOH, are frugal. The President accepting only a dollar for a salary? The First Lady cutting back on expenses? It’s because they care about the country.”

POTUS Donald Trump had to do physical labor in his youth. He rubbed shoulders with the everyday working class. That helped teach him the true value of money.

Melania grew up in the Soviet Workers Paradise of Slovenia, where people stood in line for necessities like bread and milk.
That taught her the true value of things.

“I would love to know more about Mrs. Trump’s background; I bet things were not easy as a child in Eastern Europe.”

Can you imagine standing in line for hours for a loaf of bread and watching the person ahead of you walk away with the last loaf? I can’t.
How about counting every square of toilet paper to make sure you had enough?

The Soviet Workers Paradise was anything but.
More like hell on earth.

Isn’t it odd that a billionaire President and his foreign born super model wife care more about the American people than anyone else?


38 posted on 10/20/2017 1:59:19 PM PDT by oldvirginian (The older i get the less i care what people think of me, therefore the more i enjoy life.)
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To: KC_Lion

Now this is a real lady.


39 posted on 10/20/2017 4:20:18 PM PDT by Kaslin (Politicians are not born; they are excreted -Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur. (Cicero))
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To: SJackson
$1.24 million a year. This year, just four people were listed working for Melania Trump as of June. Their salaries totaled $486,700.

Headlines: Melania Trump axes 12 employees and pockets $750,000.........

40 posted on 10/20/2017 4:24:37 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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