The White Home has a rat drawback – actually. NBC Information four just lately obtained a whole lot of labor orders and upkeep requests dealt with by the US Basic Providers Administration. Aside from the standard redecorating requests or air-conditioning points, the paperwork revealed that the White Home is coping with a reasonably notable and recurring rodent and bug infestation.

Over the previous two years, a number of mice sightings, cockroach infestations, and ant colonies have been reported. These complaints aren’t contained to the standard, anticipated areas, nevertheless, just like the kitchen or the panorama store. One work order addresses the difficulty of ants congregating round Chief of Employees John Kelly’s workplace. In October, a piece order for the State of affairs Room merely stated, in all-caps, “RODENT PROBLEM.”

“They’re previous buildings,” stated Brian Miller, the previous GSA inspector basic. “Any of us who’ve previous homes know previous homes want lots of work.” In case you can recall, Donald Trump was caught slamming the White Home earlier this yr in a dialog on the golf course. As reported by Golf Journal, Trump stated he was out enjoying a lot golf as a result of “that White Home is an actual dump.”