The West Wing is being cleared out as August renovations and maintenance of the White House begin.
CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller tweeted photos Friday afternoon of staff starting to move furniture out of the West Wing.
Desks moving out – no sign of secret treasure maps. (Attn: Nicolas Cage) pic.twitter.com/2iFc2zM97h
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 4, 2017
With the president gone, they start moving furniture out of the West Wing in advance of renovation work. pic.twitter.com/qMxR3RSdEp
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 4, 2017
The Trump family is set to spend a portion of August at the president’s golf resort in Bedminster, N.J. Meanwhile, staffers will be working remotely, or from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door, according to RealClearPolitics report.
In August it is customary for the first family to take a weeks-long vacation and for that time to be utilized for maintenance on the White House grounds.
