The President Pays For His Personal Meals From Secrets Of The White Home Kitchen Slideshow
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 12:43 am - Thursday, April 23, 2020 3:43 am

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump finally has a date on the calendar for a state dinner at Buckingham Palace — a visit greater than two years in the making. His taste in food was at instances as questionable as the evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq—in line with then-Government Chef Walter Scheib's memoir, Bush insisted that any sizzling canine prepared in the White House must be steamed and never grilled.
2nd Amendment restructured the White House workers and created a brand new government chef position to handle formal dinners. First lady Nancy Reagan opinions plans for the administration's first state dinner in February 1981. Rafanelli's enterprise partner , Mark Walsh , is deputy chief of the State Department's Office of Protocol , which reimburses the White House executive residence for the events.
It has been estimated, nonetheless, that a typical spherical-trip flight to the Western White Home in San Clemente, California, costs not less than $46,000. They're also traditionally planned with a ton of input from the first woman, so Michelle Obama and Melania Trump and their respective staffers deserve much of the credit score for the two events.
While sitting presidents and former presidents obtain a number of perks that final past their time in workplace, like safety and medical insurance, wardrobe budgets are usually not included. The menu for tonight's State Dinner will pay homage to Australia's numerous culinary heritage, not in contrast to that of the United States, which mixes variations of dishes from a variety of different cultures.