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[quote=Anonymous]Though the White House comes with its own chef—which comes with the residence—presidents and their families must pay for their own food.

ok, The Bidens pay for their groceries, but not the storage and preparation.

The Bidens pay for their own dry cleaning and buy their clothing.

Whenever a president holds a private party in the White House, they are responsible for paying the hourly costs for waiters and cleanup crews. This aspect of the festivities is not covered by taxpayers. All other expenses are paid by taxpayers.

When other heads of state or government visit the United States, there’s an expectation that the president of the United States will give them a gift. But according to Jennifer Capps, curator and historian at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis, presidents must pay for these gifts out of pocket.

When a president goes on vacation, they have to foot the bill for the hotel or rental house where they stay with their family, Vigilante explains. The exception to this is Camp David, which is covered, as are the costs of security and travel to and from the vacation. (That’s why wealthy “friends” (donors) let presidents and their families stay at their fancy homes for vacations.

Most households need certain things to function, like toilet paper, toothpaste, and garbage bags. And while the house itself—that would be the White House—is a perk of being president, the stuff inside is paid for out of pocket, according to the Reeves Law Group.

The president is permitted a $100,000 stipend to redecorate parts of the White House, anything beyond that is something they have to pay for themselves.

So Naomi and Peter live rent free, pay no utility bills, parking expenses, security costs, etc. They pay nothing for home maintenance, upkeep, home insurance, grass cutting and lawn maintenance. They pay for dry cleaning, do they do their own laundry, or does the WH staff do their laundry and clean their bedding? Does the WH custodial and janitorial staff clean their living quarters? Yes, of course. [/quote]

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