Just as in many homes worldwide, the White House is being decorated for Christmas. The First Lady has traditionally been in charge of the decorations on the huge estate, but in Melania Trump’s case, it appears it hasn’t been her favorite activity. A few years ago, recordings of her frustration about having to do the Christmas decorations became known – and it wasn’t pretty.
For many people, Christmas is a sacred tradition. Some begin putting out their decorations as early as November, while others wait until the days before Christmas.
At the White House, the traditional Christmas tree has just arrived. Through the WH official First Lady X account on November 24, a video of the tree arriving at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was posted, and First Lady Melania Trump was there to welcome it, kicking off the holiday season.
“It’s a beautiful tree,” the first lady stated.
Melania was seen in a festive style, wearing red leather gloves and plaid pointed-toe pumps together with a white Dior coat. On social media, it didn’t take long before people both praied – and mocked – the outfit.
“Melania is always so radiant; she looks spectacular in white and so elegant in her high heels. Beautiful forevever,” one person wrote, per the Mirror.
“Amazing, style and class,” another added.
A third asked, “Could FLOTUS be any more glamorous! Simply gorgeous!”
Still, some were not impressed with the outfit.
“Bathrobe?” one person asked, with another joking, “It looks like she’s auditioning to be the angel on top of the tree…”
Secret recording of Melania Trump’s anger with White House Christmas duties
Melania Trump inspected the tree but left after only a few minutes. The Daily Beast described her as “Grinch,” and the fact that she might not be too invested in Christmas, at least at the White House, might have some truth to it.
In 2020, a leaked audio recording by Melania’s former friend and senior adviser, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, reached CNN.
The recording was from the summer of 2018, where Melania complained about having to perform the Christmas duties of the First Lady while at the same time being criticized for her husband’s then-policy of separating families who illegally crossed the southern border.
“They say I’m complicit. I’m the same like him, I support him. I don’t say enough I don’t do enough where I am,” Melania said. “I’m working … my a** off on the Christmas stuff, that you know, who gives a f*** about the Christmas stuff and decorations? But I need to do it, right?”
She continued, “OK, and then I do it and I say that I’m working on Christmas and planning for the Christmas and they said, ‘Oh, what about the children that they were separated?’ Give me a f****** break. Where they were saying anything when Obama did that? I can not go, I was trying get the kid reunited with the mom. I didn’t have a chance – needs to go through the process and through the law.”
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