President Donald Trump is eyeing first lady Melania Trump's office for some staff cuts, as he makes good on a campaign promise to save taxpayers money.

As his wife continues to live in New York City with son Barron, the president is considering reducing the number of jobs in her office, which had grown to 20 employees, reported McClatchy, citing three sources aware of the proposal, but unable to speak about it on the record.

So far, the first lady has only hired two people to be on her staff – Chief of Staff Lindsay Reynolds, an alumna of the George W. Bush administration and White House Social Secretary Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd, an events planner who has worked on the last five inaugurals and for both Democratic and Republican secretaries of state.

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First lady Melania Trump, spotted momentarily on Friday in D.C., may have a slimmed down staff to save taxpayers money - and because she continues to live in New York City

First lady Melania Trump, who resurfaced this weekend during a trip to Mar-a-Lago, has hired just two employees so far, with past first ladies having a staff of around 20

Beyond that, the first lady's East Wing staff generally includes communications aides – like a press secretary – schedulers, speech writers, policy people and those tasked with answering the influx of correspondence from the American people to the FLOTUS.

'Rickie' Lloyd, named White House Social Secretary last week, is only one of two announced hires for first lady Melania Trump

Additionally, the social secretary has about for people working under her.

And the White House Visitors Office has staff needs too.

While previous first ladies had started getting staff in place before inauguration, the White House didn't announce Reynolds as chief of staff until February 1 and Lloyd as social secretary until February 8.

The first lady alluded to the delay in a statement she made about the selection of Reynolds.

'I am putting together a professional and highly-experienced team which will take time to do properly,' Melania Trump said. 'I am excited to be organizing and bringing together such a dynamic and forward thinking group of individuals who will work together to make our country better for everyone.'

A number of positions could be left open, especially among policy experts, as Melania Trump has yet to speak out on any particular issues.

Sen. Chuck Grassley tweeted yesterday hoping to catch the White House's attention and get tours again on the books

At a speech before her husband's election in suburban Philadelphia she said she would take on cyber bullying, but hasn't broached the topic since.

She hadn't been seen in Washington since inauguration day, though met the president in D.C. before whisking the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, and his wife away to Mar-a-Lago for the weekend.

The East Wing vacancies have left some members of Congress grumbling, as their offices have been unable to schedule constituents White House tours, with the White House Visitors Office still not staffed.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, a prominent Republican, tweeted Sunday, 'Whoever monitors twitter at WH for businessman president Trump "when is WH going to be opened for public tours?" Mrs G wants to know.'

'Mrs G' is likely the Iowa senator's wife.

The Washington Post's Reliable Source wrote that it's typical for the White House Visitors Office to be closed during the transition period, as a new team gets in place.

But three weeks is too long for lawmakers' tastes, as requests have been piling up.

At least two dozen lawmakers signed a letter urging the Trump administration to open the White House back up for tours.

'Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama all appointed a White House Visitors Office Director before being sworn in, and had reopened the White House to the public at this point,' the letter noted.

In her February 1 statement, Reynolds promised to get the White House Visitors Office up and running as soon as possible.

'I am working to ensure that the White House Visitors Office is fully staffed and operational and ready to accept tour requests for the public in the coming weeks after a traditional temporary closure during the transition period,' she pledged two weeks ago.

Reynolds also said the visitors experience will be improved when the doors of the 'People's House' open to the public once again.

'In the meantime, we are using this time to tend to routine maintenance, updates and renovations along the tour route to ensure the guest experience is top notch,' Reynolds said.