President Donald Trump ran for office saying that the federal government spends too much. And now, with his own budget, he is leading the way by cutting spending in the White House and saving the American taxpayers a projected $22 million.
The savings come from a cut in the amount spent on Michelle Obamaâs budget as First Lady, an end to the large number of âczarsâ and so-called âfellowshipsâ that Obama employed, and a smaller White House workforce, Forbes magazine reported.
After the White House released its annual budget report last week, Adam Andrzejewski, president of government watchdog group OpenTheBooks.com, compared the newly reported budget to the last two years of the Obama administration.
Andrzejewski (pronounced And-gee-eff-ski) noted that there are now 110 fewer White House employees since Obama left office, saving nearly $5 million alone. Also, the First Ladyâs staff has been cut from 24 staffers to only five. Michelle Obama entered the White House with a staff of 22 costing nearly $2 million annually, up from the $1.4 million spent during the George W. Bush era.
Another area of savings was the elimination of the so-called policy âczarsâ with which Obama stocked the White House staff. The Trump budget shows not a single âczarâ employed for 2017.
Trump also seems to have ended Obamaâs shady âfellowshipâ positions, people responsible for such special programs as Michelle Obamaâs âLet Girls Learnâ initiative and others. Some of these âfellowshipâ candidates in Obamaâs administration made up to $158,000 annually.
Finally, another big savings was Donald Trumpâs promise to forego his $569,000 annual Presidential salary (plus extras and amenities). The budget report does not list the presidentâs apportioned salary as a line item.
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Source: Breitbart