American taxpayers are getting all the government they can afford, and then some. In the required annual report to Congress released by the White House in July, there are 515 employees listed. That’s down slightly from last year, when White House’s 524 employees cost taxpayers nearly $53 million.
“During President Joe Biden’s first three years, he spent $158.8 million on the largest White House payroll in American history, based on headcount,” according to the website OpentheBooks.com. White House staff for FY2023 collectively cost $52,775,234.
The most expensive employee last year was Deputy Monkeypox Coordinator Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis, who made $260,718. Although Daskalakis’ LinkedIn profile shows he is still in that position in the White House, he is not listed in the official report by the White House this year, which may mean he has been reassigned to an agency or that he has been left off intentionally. He is a high-profile and flamboyant gay activist, with many provocative photos of him posted around the internet in bondage outfits.
Biden has set a new bar: No White House before Biden-Harris has ever employed 500 staffers. He employs over 100 more staffers than Trump during his four years. In 2019, Trump had 416 White House employees. Obama in 2011 had 454 employees compared to Biden’s 524, at the same time during their presidencies. (
There was 46% turnover in White House staff, from 2022 to 2023 and 39% turnover the year before. This year, the number of employees is sure to drop as some Biden loyalists start looking for other work before January.
The turnover in Biden’s third year in office was 10% higher than the turnover in 2019, Trump’s third year, according to the analysis by OpentheBooks.
Jill Biden’s staff more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, going from 8 to 20, the analysis said.
View the complete list of White House staff members as of July 1, 2024 at this link. Or scroll through it below:
“That’s down slightly from last year” – Your headline should read “Biden reduces White House staff”.
Just like inflation! -sd
The most expensive White House employee made over 260K. Now go to openthebooks.com and search state of Alaska and notice we have numerous state employees making more than this. No wonder the financial future of Alaska is so precarious.
260k can buy a lot of coke. Just don’t leave it lying around the house.
One wonders the significance compared to the previous administration wherein the boss then, was known for less than half-filled openings of incompetent staffers, an appreciable number of resignations, and outright nepotism.
Yeah, just what is the significance of the monkeypox coordinator?
I would love to hear the need for that monkey on the staff and justification for a quarter million dollar salary doing what?
Parading with his partners?
Nepotism is okay, unless your son is a cokehead or you want to shower with your daughter. One wonders…..
Which one of these overpaid staffers was stuck with adult diaper duty?
Or maybe cleanup after a weekend of Hunter and friends over for some all night parties with the DEI staffers?
Doubtful the gay Whitehouse will ever be the same as long as the rainbow warriors are waving their flag up front and center.
It’s not hard to see a parallel being drawn also to our new MOA and City Hall Staffing. Suzanne LaFrance has started to employ a huge number of people to fill the empty chairs in City Hall Anchorage. The taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill for all her sycophant cronies….
I wouldn’t mind paying these grifters if they would simply leave us alone. Sadly, they think they actually have to do something, anything, which is invariably wrong. Cheers –
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