Back around this time of year in 2018, I noticed what I counted what I believed was the Washington Post’s fourth piece on Melania Trump’s Christmas decorations. Actually, it wasn’t all the decorations — everyone zeroed in on one hallway that had red trees. The Post wrote that the “spooky” trees induced “flashbacks to phantasmal nightmares from our shared cultural memory.” The Post also described it as “Melania Trump’s nightmare forest.”
You are in Melania Trump’s nightmare forest. Keep to the path.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 28, 2018
Walk faster, says @Petridishes.
Don't be afraid. The trees would smell it. https://t.co/BJmkG8K0hp pic.twitter.com/FbcKdUbHPS
They’d also done a piece on how outside the U.S., the color red has been associated with sick Christmas trees.
WaPo wasn't alone, though. Slate asked what message the first lady was sending with her “red Christmas trees of death.” Journo Emily Singer said the decorations looked like they were “straight out of ‘The Shining.'”
We didn't hear any complaints from the press about First Lady Jill Biden's Christmas decor … not even that she neglected to put up a stocking on the mantle for her newest granddaughter. Here was Biden's offering:
Inspired by the acts of kindness and experiences that lifted our spirits this year, decorated rooms in the White House reflect the Gifts from the Heart that unite us all: faith, family, friendship, the arts, learning, nature, gratitude, service, community, peace, and unity. pic.twitter.com/fsaYFthIqH
— Jill Biden Archived (@FLOTUS46Archive) November 29, 2021
Now that Trump is once again our first lady, her office has put out of video of the White House decked out for Christmas 2025, and it looks spectacular.
Home Is Where the Heart Is
— First Lady Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) December 1, 2025
AMERICA’S CHRISTMAS
This Christmas, let’s celebrate the love we hold within ourselves and share it with the world around us. After all, wherever we are, we can create a home filled with endless possibilities. pic.twitter.com/VouZAtLpHU
What will the haters complain about? The nativity scene?
— SonofLiberty357 (@SonofLiberty357) December 1, 2025
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) December 1, 2025
Absolutely beautiful. It's so nice to have class and grace back in the White House.
— Jinksgirl 🇺🇲 (@jinksgirl) December 2, 2025
They'll find something to critique, it just might take them a little time.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/vcad1YXAFS
— Kaia (@Kaia__Sol) December 1, 2025
The amazing grace of Melania is the signature of this American decoration for Christmas. It has this incredible touch of deep faith which always behind beauty.
— Nikos Lygeros (@Nikos_Lygeros) December 1, 2025
I've been looking forward to seeing this since 2020. Just absolutely beautiful, Melania! Thank you for bringing class and beauty back to the White House.
— Beaner (@Beaner1303) December 1, 2025
Watch … some historian or hate-watch group will dig up the nugget that blue butterflies are actually a Nazi symbol representing white supremacy.
Thank God we don’t have to look at any more tacky clown shows and weird dancers. Beautiful and elegant. ❤️
— DarkMagaGirl (@gapatriotgirlx) December 1, 2025
These weird dancers?
Never forget this Biden abomination
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 1, 2025
CLASS IS BACK!
No more making a mockery of our great nation.
Thank you FLOTUS Melania! https://t.co/afg5jZzASL pic.twitter.com/QY1Ps1x4XM
I don't know about you, but I think it's criminal how Melania Trump is underappreciated. This video is the first thing to really get me in the Christmas spirit.
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