Did (2017 - 2021 term) White House Photographer get paid for photos from Trump-Pence White HOUSE years' coffee table book?

 Shealah Craighead,

chief Trump 1.0 White House

photographer

did receive a book advance for

work / finished photography

for her compendium of photos.

HOWEVER, she never released

the book and faced significant

challenges in capitalizing on 

her 4 years of work -- due to

TRUMP (candidate for office 

2021-2025; then POTUS 47)

and his aides asked for a "cut"

of that publishing advance for

Trump writing a foreword to

the Coffee Table book . . .

INSTEAD of the traditional

book credited to the White House

photographer, Donald John Trump's

own book Our Journey Together

(released Dec. 2025) made millions

by way of advance sales and profited

millions -- using the inventory of

Craighead's work . . .

see nymag.com -- for explanation of

how that photographer's work was

termed "in the public domain" . . .

Former FLOTUS (had Ed. D. - - doctorate in Education)

 annual salary

Northern Virginia Community

College

- - - just under $90,000 per year

subject taught : English

[ Dr. Jill Biden, retired living in

Delaware ]

FLOTUS (legal required disclosure)

 Earned as a film producer

for Melania documentary

$10.71 million

from NFT items

$6 million

profits from autobiography

aptly named Melania :

$521,161

Who will help Laura Bush (former FLOTUS) with 80th Birthday plans for her POTUS 43 retired politician / baseball team owner (MLB)?

 Daughters (both married)

Barbara Pierce Bush 

and fraternal (non-identical)

twin

Jenna Bush Hager (on TODAY

Show, NBC);

POTUS 43 brothers: Jeb,

Neil, Marvin ; 1 sister Doro (Bush) Koch;

nieces and nephews:

George P. Bush; Noelle Bush; Jebby

Bush, Jr.; Lauren, Pierce, Ashley;

Marshall and Charles Bush;

from Doro children: Sam, Nancy,

Gigi, and Robert

Will George W. Bush remain out of sight as his 80th Birthday approaches?

 FaceBook page for 

George W. Bush

Presidential Center

Texas

Will FLOTUS Melania hold baby shower/s for 2nd Lady Usha (expecting 4th child a boy)?

 Time will tell;

the baby is due in July 2026.

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