Remember the $74,000 a week savings for cancelling WH tours? It's a lie...

Here is what we were told:

ABC News tried all day yesterday to get an answer out of the White House and Secret Service about how much money will be saved by canceling White House tours. Now we have an answer: $74,000 per week, according to Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan.

Here’s how they do the math:

The Secret Service says it takes an average of 37 officers to secure the tours. Each officer’s total pay (including benefits) averages $50 an hour. And, although the tours only are only open for 20 ½ hours per week, Donovan says the officers are on the clock for 40 hours. So – 37 officers at $50 an hour for 40 hours a week adds up to $74,000.

The truth is these agents were just reassigned and are still drawing the same salary. 

"Due to sequestration, Uniformed Division Officers normally assigned to conducting public tours will be reassigned to other security posts at the White House and all tours will be cancelled," spokesman Max Milien said in a statement.

Rep. Louie Gohmert discusses this deception on FOX News: