Direct answer: The commonly cited administration-era renovations tied to Barack Obama involved interior updates funded privately rather than by taxpayers, and the White House did not disclose a separate taxpayer-funded renovation budget for his term. The best-supported figure related to Obama’s White House refresh is that the Obamas covered costs themselves, with reports noting they did not use taxpayer funds or solicit private donations for decorating, and that the White House declined to disclose a specific budget for the project. For context, there have been various major White House renovation projects across history, but Obama’s interior refresh is generally described as privately financed, rather than a publicly itemized line in the federal budget.
If you’d like, I can pull up and summarize up-to-date sources that discuss the Obama-era renovations in more detail, including any official statements from the White House or contemporaneous reporting.
