White House spends $200K on cleaning ahead of Donald Trump's return

The White House reportedly spent nearly $200,000 on cleaning in preparation for President-elect Donald Trump’s return in January 2025
UPDATED DEC 8, 2024
The cost significantly increased from 2020, when Trump’s administration spent $127,000, including $44,000 for carpets (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
The cost significantly increased from 2020, when Trump’s administration spent $127,000, including $44,000 for carpets (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: The White House is reportedly spending nearly $200,000 to clean the premises before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January 2025, TMZ reported on Saturday, December 7.

According to the publication, tidying up during the transition period is one of the norms, as Trump had issued a similar order at the end of his first term in 2020 when incumbent Joe Biden was about to be instated in the Oval Office.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 02: A carousel surrounds the White House Christmas Tree during a media preview of the 2024 holiday decorations at the White House on December 02, 2024 in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's White House holiday decorations is “Season of Peace and Light.” (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
A carousel surrounds the White House Christmas Tree during a media preview of the 2024 holiday decorations at the White House on December 02, 2024 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Breakdown of Biden administration's spending to clean White House

The Biden White House has hired professionals to do a deep clean of the West Wing, East Wing, and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door, as revealed by federal financial documents obtained by TMZ. The project is estimated to cost a substantial amount of $140,930 and began last month ahead of Thanksgiving.

An additional $46,800 has also been earmarked in expenses to thoroughly clean the carpets in the previously mentioned areas, as the administration deemed it to be necessary before the inauguration of the new government in 2025.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Biden continued the tradition inviting the newly-elected president to meet at the White House after Trump won the presidential election on November 5. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Joe Biden meets with US President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The report points out the significant increase in the cost of cleaning the White House over four years. Back in 2020, the Trump administration had spent north of $127,000 for the Inaugural cleaning, and a little over $44,000 just for the carpets.

The uptick in cost is speculated to be a result of inflation, an issue that hurt the Democrats in the November election.

Internet trolls Biden administration over expensive cleaning

Trolls on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) had a field day mocking the Biden administration over their cleaning order. The following tweets demonstrate their takes.

A user said, "The real house cleaning starts Jan 20."



 

"200k. These people money launder in ways I never considered," jibed another.



 

"Going to take a lot more to get that stink out," shared another.



 

"Did Joe really leave it in that bad of shape?" added a user.



 

"Most of the 200k is paper shredders," quipped yet another.



 

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

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