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sandensea

(21,530 posts)
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:01 PM Jun 2017

Trump Buys Ton Of New White House Furniture, Goes On Taxpayer Spending Spree

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Source: news.groopspeak.com

President Trump has just spent $133,000 in taxpayer money buying himself a bunch of new furniture in the White House – and he’s only been in office for five months already.

The news comes as the Trump administration has come under increasing pressure for his frequent trips to Trump-branded properties, trips that reportedly cost $3 million per visit.

It’s not completely uncommon for presidents to spend money on new furniture additions; but here’s an interesting statistic: Trump has spent twice as much as former President Barack Obama did during the same time frame ending in May, who he claims was spending the country into oblivion.

Federal procurement records for the Executive Office of the President show that through May 31, Trump spent $133,053.95 on office furnishings versus the $51,204.25 clocked by Obama’s office during his first five months on the job.

Read more: http://news.groopspeak.com/breaking-trump-buys-ton-of-new-white-house-furniture-goes-on-taxpayer-spending-spree/



Another interesting fact: Trump ordered a Kittinger custom conference table, THE SAME ONE Nixon had.
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Trump Buys Ton Of New White House Furniture, Goes On Taxpayer Spending Spree (Original Post) sandensea Jun 2017 OP
He spends two and a half times as much as Ilsa Jun 2017 #1
They say Trump's going full Nixon. It's worse: he's going full Marcos. sandensea Jun 2017 #2
Where did the old furniture go? Donated to a tax exempt org? On auction at Sotheby's? ancianita Jun 2017 #3
Melania's selling it off on Craigslist Achilleaze Jun 2017 #8
This Trump is a bad joke C_U_L8R Jun 2017 #4
Well BLACK people sat on the old furniture, you know! Surprised he didn't have the old stuff burned. flibbitygiblets Jun 2017 #5
Exactly. BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #9
Well, he's a big guy; he probably needs bariatric furnishings. haele Jun 2017 #6
Whoopeee - another republican Tax-Dollar Squander Achilleaze Jun 2017 #7
Well, whatever it is it's bound be gilded. Texin Jun 2017 #10
Join me in the parlor... Toorich Jun 2017 #11
Locking... DonViejo Jun 2017 #12

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
1. He spends two and a half times as much as
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:08 PM
Jun 2017

his predecessor, but we get our healthcare fucked over. And I bet it's ugly shit, too.

Trump is a liar and thief, but we knew that before he ran.

sandensea

(21,530 posts)
2. They say Trump's going full Nixon. It's worse: he's going full Marcos.
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:11 PM
Jun 2017

All that time he's spent around third-world kleptocrats has turned him into one.

ancianita

(35,813 posts)
3. Where did the old furniture go? Donated to a tax exempt org? On auction at Sotheby's?
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:14 PM
Jun 2017

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
8. Melania's selling it off on Craigslist
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:49 PM
Jun 2017

it will provide a little extra pin money for the Trump's so they can be sure to go on enjoying luxury golf outings and their beautiful well-done steaks, and their beautiful chocolate cakes.

C_U_L8R

(44,897 posts)
4. This Trump is a bad joke
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:15 PM
Jun 2017

What a crook.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
5. Well BLACK people sat on the old furniture, you know! Surprised he didn't have the old stuff burned.
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:21 PM
Jun 2017

Also, Ivanka probably has a new line of golden slipcovers at Nordy's so, grift grift grift!

BumRushDaShow

(127,315 posts)
9. Exactly.
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:56 PM
Jun 2017

His kind doesn't "live behind" black people.

haele

(12,581 posts)
6. Well, he's a big guy; he probably needs bariatric furnishings.
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:23 PM
Jun 2017

And most of the day to day furniture in the White House is not meant for someone who probably has close to the mass of President Taft.
Also, most of the furnishings probably need to be scaled to make him look more "presidential".
Average office furniture for government senior managers (i.e., GAO contract provided Staples or Costco executive office furniture) is built to be comfortable and scaled to look "good" for someone around 5'11/200 lbs.
The high end stuff built to the actual specification of the office holder becomes more expensive the further out of normal specs the person is. And from what our facilities guy has said in the past, only someone who is disabled, extremely tall, extremely short, or otherwise needs accommodation to do their jobs effectively can special order office furniture via the Government.
This is one of the ways Congress-critters get in financial ethics trouble - someone who is average health and build putting in a purchase order for expensive specialty furnishings instead of either buying what they want on their own dime or sticking to the allotment the GAO provides for them.

On edit - even Bariatric or made to order furnishings should not cost as much as he's "spent" - even if he went with one of those high-end Spanish or Italian furnishing companies. He's got a furnishing budget to live with, and it seems that he's gone over it some - unless he forgot that Melania (or Ivanka) are supposed to order the official White House Fine Dining Set (China, Silverwear, and Glassware for 500...) designed for official meals and events, and spent the White House household budget for the year on his personal comfort items.
There's a minimum of $100K right there.

Haele

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
7. Whoopeee - another republican Tax-Dollar Squander
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:46 PM
Jun 2017

republicans sure know how to piss away the tax dollars of honest, hard-working Americans to make sure their billionaire draft dodgers are living in the lap of luxury.

Texin

(2,585 posts)
10. Well, whatever it is it's bound be gilded.
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 06:07 PM
Jun 2017

Can you imagine the garishness of it?

Toorich

(391 posts)
11. Join me in the parlor...
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 06:21 PM
Jun 2017

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
12. Locking...
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 06:31 PM
Jun 2017

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