(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) According to a damning report released by OpenTheBooks, the White House payroll under President Joe Biden has surged to unprecedented levels, highlighting a significant expansion in government staffing and spending.
The report, which examined government data and White House documents, revealed that the Biden administration enjoys the largest, most expensive to taxpayers staff in the history of the nation’s funding.
In the report, OpenTheBooks stated, “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.” It added, “White House payroll approaches all-time high set in his first year.”
The fiscal year 2023 alone witnessed a staggering $52,775,234 being allocated to cover the collective costs of the White House staff, according to the report. The report highlights a striking fact: no previous administration has ever employed as many as 500 staffers until Biden assumed office.
In contrast, Biden employs 108 more staffers than former President Donald Trump during his third year and 70 more than his former boss, Barack Obama, did during the same period.
The report also shed light on the staffing of First Lady Jill Biden, noting a substantial increase in her team in the White House’s East Wing, totaling 20 servants. This number marks a sharp contrast to Melania Trump’s staffers, which “fluctuated between five and 12 through” Trump’s presidential term.
In addition to the statistics, the article reported the highest-paid White House staffer under the Biden administration, stating, “The top paid is Demetre C. Daskalakis ($260,718), Deputy Coordinator for the Monkeypox Response.” The report also highlights the presence of policy advisors, or “czars,” within the Biden administration, with 115 special assistants to the president focusing on various issues.
The report also blasted the Biden administration’s decision to still host several staffers under the controversial division named “COVID-19 Response,” despite the fact that Biden himself declared the pandemic to be “over” in 2022.
“[T]he White House still hosts multiple staffers with a title that includes “COVID-19 Response,” with salaries ranging from $183,500 for Karuna Sashasai (Senior Policy Advisor for the COVID-19 Response) to $51,500 for Theodore Sorota (Advisor to the Deputy Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response),” the report stated.
The scathing report comes days after the scandals surrounding Biden’s government has “consumed” him, triggering him into lashing out at staffers against advising him from pulling out his son, Hunter Biden, from public appearances amid heavy scrutinized.
Read the full report by OpenTheBooks here.
