![]() ![]() The rumor we previously investigated that the size of Michelle Obama’s staff in July 2009 (the same time period in question in the new rumor) was 22 compared to Hillary Clinton’s three staffers.įirst, the list released by the White House didn’t specify if staffers worked for the president or first lady, and the rumor (falsely) assumed that all 22 of them listed worked for Michelle Obama. Rumors about the size of Michelle Obama’s staff persisted throughout the Obama’s eight years in office, and we’ve found claims that the former first lady’s staff was much larger than other first ladies to be false. ![]() Melania Obama Has Five Staffers Compared to Michelle Obama’s 24- Fiction! We’re calling this one “true” because the central claim that Trump had 110 fewer employees and paid $5 million less in payroll check out. And Trump’s payroll came in at $35.8 million, compared to the $40.9 million payroll of the Obama White House in its last year. The Trump White House had 377 employees by July 2017 compared to the Obama White House’s 487 staffer’s in July 2009. But the claims that Trump spent $5 million less on payroll is somewhat misleading because its compares Trump’s first year in office (2017) to Obama’s last year (2016). Trump White House/Obama White House Staff Sizes, Salaries- Truth!Ĭlaims that the Trump White House had 110 fewer employees than the Obama White House at the six-month mark are true. ![]() These rumors began circulating in a post on discussion forums and social media from an unknown author, and we’ll take a look at each particular claim. However, claims about the number of personal attendants assigned to Michelle Obama and Melania Trump are incorrect. It’s true that Trump employed about 100 fewer employees and had a payroll of about $5 million less than Obama. Trump White House, Obama White House Compared- Truth! & Fiction!Ĭomparisons between the size and pay of White House staff under President Trump and President Obama began circulating in July 2017, shortly after Trump released information on all 377 White House employees.Ĭlaims made about the Trump White House and Obama White House in July 2017 are a combination of truth and fiction. ![]()
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