# Melania Trump and Son Barron Won't Move Immediately into White House **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 22, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703 "2016-11-22T00:41:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/41 "2016-11-22T12:46:54Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > This could be the big break that Monica Lewinsky’s been looking for. Is she still job hunting? Sure is. Unfortunately, she dressed inappropriately and blew it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/42 "2016-11-22T12:56:04Z")
I think we’re being a bit too hard on Trump. I’m sure he spend just as much time with the White House as he does with any of his other business acquisitions. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/43 "2016-11-22T13:23:31Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Each incoming First Family puts its own touch on the White House, but it’s in sound structural shape. It was completely gutted and reconstructed in 1948 during the Truman administration. _Architectural Digest_ [has some pictures](http://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/obama-white-house/all) of the family rooms in the White House decorated to the Obamas’ taste. There are traditional bones & some fine traditional furniture; but modern art & comfy couches in some rooms. [Mrs Obama worked with designer Michael Smith](http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/obama-white-house): > [@](#): > > Still, for all the talk about the comfort and ease of a young family, the Obamas and Smith were acutely aware of the symbolic resonance of any changes they made to the White House. “To understand the context, I read every letter and note from Abigail Adams, Jacqueline Kennedy, Sister Parish, Stéphane Boudin, Kaki Hockersmith—anyone who had ever contributed to the history of this building,” Smith says. That immersion process extended to phone calls with Nancy Reagan and a lunch with Lee Radziwill, Mrs. Kennedy’s sister. Melania will need time to bring that (relatively small) apartment up to the standard of [the family’s NYC digs.](http://www.idesignarch.com/inside-donald-and-melania-trumps-manhattan-apartment-mansion/) One hopes the “public” part of the White House remains as it is. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/44 "2016-11-22T13:27:30Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Melania will need time to bring that (relatively small) apartment up to the standard of [the family’s NYC digs.](http://www.idesignarch.com/inside-donald-and-melania-trumps-manhattan-apartment-mansion/) One hopes the “public” part of the White House remains as it is. [Slate.](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2008/11/the_offwhite_house.html) (2008) > [@](#): > > If, however, the president’s family wants to alter the appearance of historic guest suites (like the Lincoln Bedroom) or any of the public spaces on the ground and first floors (like the Green Room and the state dining room), they must consult the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. (The curator of the White House, the director of the National Gallery of Art, and other luminaries belong to this committee, which Lyndon Johnson established by executive order in 1964.) State rooms are generally refurbished once a decade, often with funds from the White House Historical Association. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/45 "2016-11-22T13:51:07Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Plus, she’s hot enough that Trump might date her if she wasn’t his daughter. She might even be the first female president. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/46 "2016-11-22T13:55:06Z")
Barron needs to stay in NY to run his Richie Rich line of suits for boys. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/47 "2016-11-22T13:58:03Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Barron needs to stay in NY to run his Richie Rich line of suits for boys. Username/post combo noted. I would suppose those suits are made in a country with child labor? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/48 "2016-11-22T14:02:45Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > This is one more example of the “normalization” of Trump’s completely abnormal behavior. > > What would have been the reaction if Hillary Clinton did not want to move into the White House but decided to run the country from the Clinton Foundation offices? Tar & feathers, that’s what. > > WHATEVER Donald does from now on will be perfectly acceptable, INCLUDING using a private email server, combining the country’s business with Trump company business, probably during the same meetings, [appointing agency members that he’s currently doing battle with](http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/17/news/companies/trump-hotel-labor-dispute/index.html?iid=hp-grid-dom), and other things that seem ridiculous today, and tomorrow will be business as usual. > Bingo. Ivanka will be the _de facto_ First Lady. I bet you are right on all counts. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/49 "2016-11-22T14:06:31Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It _is_ public housing. > It’s fenced off from the rest of the community. > There are law enforcement officers patrolling constantly. > > 😃 Melania didn’t what the stigma of being the first rich white family to move into public housing vacated by a black family. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/50 "2016-11-22T14:11:35Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Much ado about zero. This is all ugly enough without dragging the youngest progeny into things. This. Of all the things the OP could reasonably complain about, he picks this? I too have not found d that stra get either. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/51 "2016-11-22T14:32:11Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Grover Cleveland. He moved into the White House as a bachelor in his first term and his sister Rose served as hostess. He married 21 year old Frances Folsom in 1886. Q: Why do\* Presidents marry 21-year-olds? A: Because they can! \*51 year old Presidents, that look like Cleveland, to boot! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/52 "2016-11-22T15:14:48Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Much ado about zero. This is all ugly enough without dragging the youngest progeny into things. > [@Clothahump](#): > > Much ado about nothing. That is a private decision and none of the general public’s business. Except this decision will likely cost the taxpayers of New York $365 million per year, because the estimate for NYPD security for Trump Tower is estimated at $1 million per day while Melania and Barron live there. If Melania and Barron never move to Washington, then the cost is over a billion dollars during Trump’s term. If New York gets a federal subsidy, then the cost is transferred to all US taxpayers. An expense of over one billion dollars from public money isn’t a matter of interest to the public? [Protecting Donald Trump costs New York City more than $1 million a day](http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/21/news/protecting-donald-trump/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/53 "2016-11-22T15:21:11Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Except this decision will likely cost the taxpayers of New York $365 million per year, because the estimate for NYPD security for Trump Tower is estimated at $1 million per day while Melania and Barron live there. > > If Melania and Barron never move to Washington, then the cost is over a billion dollars during Trump’s term. > > If New York gets a federal subsidy, then the cost is transferred to all US taxpayers. > > An expense of over one billion dollars from public money isn’t a matter of interest to the public? > > [Protecting Donald Trump costs New York City more than $1 million a day](http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/21/news/protecting-donald-trump/index.html) Lets not forget all the complaints every time Obama went on vacation. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/54 "2016-11-22T15:38:26Z")
She signed up to be a mail order trophy wife, not for this. And his son didn’t sign up for anything at all. I have no issue with her backing them out of the spotlight. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/55 "2016-11-22T15:44:10Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > Really? It’s not in the least strange if the first family were to not move into the White House? Look I could care less what they do to Barron’s educstion. > > Even Donald was thinking about initially staying at Trump Tower even after inauguration, but has back pedaled since. I bet you have not found d that stra get either? > > You run for president then you should move to the White house, if touch don’t like it then don’t run!! You asked for opinions and I gave one. You don’t get to be butt-hurt because of that. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/56 "2016-11-22T15:45:48Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Lets not forget all the complaints every time Obama went on vacation. ^This too. Every time every president travels the other party complains about the costs and the locals complain about the traffic. Then they all line up with their hands out to take more money from the taxpayers. It costs millions to maintain Air Force 1, Marine 1, the Secret Service and all the other costs of protecting and serving the president and the government all the time. It’s expensive to have a president whether he’s in Washington or somewhere else, this is just more political noise, devoid of substance. Can’t you all wait until Trump actually does something stupid or evil instead of crying wolf? I’m sure it won’t take all that long. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/57 "2016-11-22T15:58:12Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Can’t you all wait until Trump actually does something stupid or evil instead of crying wolf? I’m sure it won’t take all that long. If his recent appointments wasn’t “wolf” enough for you, what about his recently revealed “100-Day Plan”, [discussed here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=811694)? You want we should maybe let the wolf run off with our left leg before we mention his presence? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/58 "2016-11-22T16:00:36Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If his recent appointments wasn’t “wolf” enough for you, what about his recently revealed “100-Day Plan”, [discussed here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=811694)? You want we should maybe let the wolf run off with our left leg before we mention his presence? It’s all talk so far. And some of it designed to evoke the hair tearing plaintive wails that make his critics look petty. Just wait for it, it will come. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/59 "2016-11-22T16:11:01Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Or maybe it went down like this: > > Any reason this scenario wouldn’t be more plausible? You believe the “successful businessman,” the “billionaire” didn’t realize or didn’t care how much it would cost the country to do it this way? ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703/60 "2016-11-22T17:43:55Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > It was completely gutted and reconstructed in 1948 during the Truman administration. 70 years ago? Then it’s definitely time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-and-son-barron-wont-move-immediately-into-white-house/772703.md?page=4)