Photographs of pallets of empty cardboard boxes being unloaded from a moving truck outside the White House blew up on social media this week.
The boxes were delivered to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building as Trump prepares his exit and Biden prepares to take over next Wednesday.
The Biden administration already announced plans to do a deep cleaning of the entire executive mansion before he moves in. The top-to-bottom cleaning is expected to cost around $500,000.
A deep cleaning is not common during the residence changeover, but given the multiple coronavirus outbreaks on White House grounds over the past few months, it has become a necessary precaution.
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In the meantime, Biden will stay at Blair House, also known as the President’s Guest House, until the executive mansion is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
As for Trump, he’s skipping Biden’s swearing in and heading straight to Mar-a-Lago on Inauguration Day.
Here’s how Twitter’s been responding to the whole thing…
A beautiful sight: moving boxes arrive at the White House. (Via @erinscottphoto) pic.twitter.com/DkpmSt2zvC
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) January 14, 2021
Close up of some of the boxes pic.twitter.com/U7ZoBcicPT
— The Mummy (@boris3324) January 14, 2021
Moving boxes never looked so good 😉 Ushers: be sure to inventory everything of value. Trumps are not above the five finger discount. pic.twitter.com/JssHR2c8lS
— American Resistance (@TheAmerican22) January 14, 2021
That’s a lot of boxes for all those Emmys and Nobel prizes they won’t be packing.
— George Corsaut (@hardetwork) January 14, 2021
I didn’t realize how cathartic seeing moving boxes with Trump’s sh*t leaving the White House would be 😁😁😁😁😁
— 🇺🇸viti🇺🇸 (@kenvitiello) January 15, 2021
Moving boxes at the White House. The one marked “FRAGILE” is for his ego. pic.twitter.com/eIRJEYh4yF
— Eric Pfeffinger (@epfeffin) January 15, 2021
Please tell me that someone has taken inventory of every painting, chair, light fixture, appliance, light bulb, and inch of copper wiring.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) January 14, 2021
Should be interesting checking EBay in another week or so…
“For Sale: A desk so Resolute you’ll feel like a President in your own office. $50,000,000”
— WolfNW (@WolfNW) January 14, 2021
Happy LAST THURSDAY of Donald Trump’s Presidency! Look at these moving boxes arriving at the White House! pic.twitter.com/miVbj6OyE6
— Dan Kahn (@dannykahn4) January 15, 2021
Today on tv I watched the movers carry boxes from the white house to the moving van.
I got this warm fuzzy feeling….
— Horace Whiffletree =^..^= of SillieVille (@montezooma1) January 14, 2021
Count everything https://t.co/iRI10z0QSO
— Missy K (@MissyK2216) January 14, 2021
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Cam
It apparently costs extra to get Russian hooker pee out of the carpets.
Mister P
Haha. Good one Cam!
jcool
i thought the tweet with the box marked octopus porn said a lot. imagine how many women he could grab by the p*ssy at the same time?
Openminded
I’m still laughing at that photoshop pic. Too funny
vancouverdoug
Normally I would see $500,000 for a cleaning job and say WHAT?? But that sounds about right and is probably not enough.
Openminded
At almost 55,000 square feet in the White House, that makes this cleaning job just under $10 per square foot. At that rate, the average 2,500 s.f. home would cost close to $25,000 to clean. Looks like somebody is getting a really good stimulus check.
Max
boxes for all those big boy thick diapers he wears. they’re not flushable and need removal.
ffmikey
Two points to wreck your egos. The Clinton’s were busted stealing stuff from the White House and not only did they have to do a deep cleaning of the White House after Obama left but also had to have the place fumigated.