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Omaha Steve

(108,122 posts)
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 04:55 PM Nov 24

Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree to the White House

Source: AP

Updated 1:15 PM CST, November 24, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump on Monday welcomed this year’s official White House Christmas tree, a white fir from a farm in Michigan that arrived by horse-drawn carriage.

The tree, which came from Korson’s Tree Farms, arrived on the North Portico. It was delivered by a pair of Clydesdales named Logan and Ben in a carriage driven by one of three men, all wearing top hats, who were on board.

“It’s a beautiful tree,” the first lady said as she circled the carriage and posed for pictures.

Wearing a cream-colored overcoat and dark red gloves, she shook hands with one of the drivers and a woman who was standing with the horses.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/white-house-christmas-tree-3249c03bec94e4ac99cc6002733a971c

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Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree to the White House (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 24 OP
Driven by undertakers C_U_L8R Nov 24 #1
Weird 3auld6phart Nov 24 #35
And the tree shivers! nt Hope22 Nov 24 #2
Squinty just looks icky to me...ewww... wcmagumba Nov 24 #3
Compare and contrast: quaint Nov 24 #4
Sigh..... Bayard Nov 24 #14
No comparison @ all. Michelle is a gift from the Gods. 100% class. Botany Nov 24 #27
And not one "f*ck Christmas" not fooled Nov 24 #47
"Welcome, Tree!" Mike Nelson Nov 24 #5
"Be tree"... wcmagumba Nov 24 #32
She's still trying to get that cover of Vogue. badhair77 Nov 24 #6
She looks like the White Witch of the North. LisaM Nov 24 #7
Tinsel everywhere...may as well continue the asbestos havoc travelingthrulife Tuesday #64
"Fucking Christmas tree"? stollen Nov 24 #8
Or "focking." Harker Nov 24 #19
Is she going to decorate? SusieCreamcheese Nov 24 #9
It will be harder this year with her staff scattered by the destruction of their East Wing offices William Seger Nov 24 #16
She is the biggest phony. Ziggysmom Nov 24 #10
What a perfect place to present the Epstein files! truthisfreedom Nov 24 #11
Melaaaahiaaaah knows many languages. She talks to trees. twodogsbarking Nov 24 #12
Like Clint Eastwood sang in "Paint Your Wagon", "I talk to the trees, but they don't listen to me"...har har... wcmagumba Nov 24 #33
And they don't call the trees Melania. kairos12 Tuesday #62
Our here-today-gone-tomorrow First Lady.... democrank Nov 24 #13
Oh how I wish the horses would have taken a huge dump on her 5" stillettos. llmart Nov 24 #15
"It's a beautiful tree, and I'm glad it will be dead soon." (nt) William Seger Nov 24 #17
Black Christmas Ckeyes Nov 24 #18
Did she do it on a Zoom call? n/t BaronChocula Nov 24 #20
It is all about her. Posing as a cover girl model. Irish_Dem Nov 24 #21
She dresses just like all BidenRocks Nov 24 #28
Yeah, I wear white, high heels, and fashionable Ilsa Nov 24 #46
At first glimpse of the crumbling White House, the Christmas tree dropped half its needles. nt pnwmom Nov 24 #22
B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l ! Buddyzbuddy Nov 24 #23
Her hair is getting blonder by the day. niyad Nov 24 #24
How much was she paid to appear? maxsolomon Nov 24 #25
Always posing, not realizing it doesn't help. Polly Hennessey Nov 24 #26
Good God. Morticia tries to pass as normal. Scrivener7 Nov 24 #29
Those red gloves I_UndergroundPanther Nov 24 #30
Anyone remember the tape recording of her popsdenver Nov 24 #31
I don't care, do you? Enter stage left Nov 24 #34
Which one is the horses ass? AltairIV Nov 24 #36
Has she been field dressing a buck? QueerDuck Nov 24 #37
Wish that Clydesdale would have taken a steaming dump next to the Third Lady Blue Owl Nov 24 #38
I was thinking the same! BidenRocks Nov 24 #40
She always looks so angry and fake Farmer-Rick Nov 24 #39
Cut her some slack. She's just been not fooled Nov 24 #48
Just wondering........ vapor2 Nov 24 #41
Faaahk Chreeesmus mdbl Nov 24 #42
Looks a little like... FeelingBlue Nov 24 #43
Merry Christmas Polybius Nov 24 #44
Donnie's DOMINATRIX ; ) Devilsun Nov 24 #45
It looks like she might fall off her shoes. Intractable Nov 24 #49
She has extra puffy, pouty lips for the holidays. Ilsa Nov 24 #50
Is this year's theme "I fucking HATE Creeesmas" again? Greybnk48 Nov 24 #51
Chreeeestmas!!!???!!! Sane1 Tuesday #52
She was there less than two minutes. RandySF Tuesday #53
She welcomes.... Nasruddin Tuesday #54
So does that make 15 days she's been at the White House this term? Betty Boom Tuesday #55
Only the minimum her "contract" with Diaper Don calls for and then...outta there Bengus81 Tuesday #61
She was there for like 2 minutes moose65 Tuesday #56
Look at that horse's ass. Orrex Tuesday #57
We don't even get to see the tree. Just Melania eye-effing the camera. Irish_Dem Tuesday #58
That tree is now the most intelligent resident of what remains of the White House. (nt) Paladin Tuesday #59
What a sourpuss she is, so full of hate and rage. lark Tuesday #60
The First Trollop and her silly spike heels. travelingthrulife Tuesday #63
"Finally, some big, hard wood in the White house!" *wink* - Melania, probably flvegan Tuesday #65

Botany

(76,032 posts)
27. No comparison @ all. Michelle is a gift from the Gods. 100% class.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:24 PM
Nov 24

And she made sure the child felt warmth and love, the man and woman were shown kindness,
and the dogs were there too.

Mike Nelson

(10,868 posts)
5. "Welcome, Tree!"
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:11 PM
Nov 24

... "Thank you, Meliana! I did not know Tree was one of your languages - never heard you speak any of them! Good to know Tree is one!"

badhair77

(5,071 posts)
6. She's still trying to get that cover of Vogue.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:22 PM
Nov 24

Always posing. So unnatural. As my Uncle Ray would say, “ Does she have a branch of that tree up her . . ..”

Yeah, Merry Christmas. Michelle looks more human.

LisaM

(29,450 posts)
7. She looks like the White Witch of the North.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:24 PM
Nov 24

It's also weird how she's looking at the camera, not the tree or those lovely horses.

I can't wait to see how she decorates the wrecked East Wing.

SusieCreamcheese

(19 posts)
9. Is she going to decorate?
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:27 PM
Nov 24

Is she going to decorate the White House? We all know what she is capable of and how she feels about "focking Creesmas". She makes me ill.

William Seger

(12,098 posts)
16. It will be harder this year with her staff scattered by the destruction of their East Wing offices
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:49 PM
Nov 24

She'll likely have to deal with a lot more of the focking Creesmas stuff herself.

Ziggysmom

(3,983 posts)
10. She is the biggest phony.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:29 PM
Nov 24

Illegal immigrant! Go back to SLOVENIA. Or does Cheeto consider prostitution a professional degree?

truthisfreedom

(23,499 posts)
11. What a perfect place to present the Epstein files!
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:32 PM
Nov 24

All wrapped up with a bow, just in time for Xmas!

twodogsbarking

(17,072 posts)
12. Melaaaahiaaaah knows many languages. She talks to trees.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:32 PM
Nov 24

Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree to the White House

wcmagumba

(5,366 posts)
33. Like Clint Eastwood sang in "Paint Your Wagon", "I talk to the trees, but they don't listen to me"...har har...
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:33 PM
Nov 24
that she is...

democrank

(12,014 posts)
13. Our here-today-gone-tomorrow First Lady....
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:38 PM
Nov 24

Red MAGA gloves, but no matching MAGA hat. Sad. Nice pose, though. So natural, so Christmas-y.

Where’s the love of her life….the criminal who just tore off the East Wing? Oh, right. Busy at work finding ways to decrease food aid to hungry children. They deserve each other.

llmart

(17,192 posts)
15. Oh how I wish the horses would have taken a huge dump on her 5" stillettos.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:42 PM
Nov 24

Or maybe even better would be if they had loose ones and it got all over her white coat.

She is as phony as a three dollar bill. The only time she smiles is when she sees Putin or Trudeau.

BidenRocks

(2,586 posts)
28. She dresses just like all
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:24 PM
Nov 24

middle class women dress. /s/ High heels?
She is the ultimate of 'fuck you America'!



Ilsa

(63,663 posts)
46. Yeah, I wear white, high heels, and fashionable
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:23 PM
Nov 24

gloves when I set up our Christmas decorations.

pnwmom

(110,168 posts)
22. At first glimpse of the crumbling White House, the Christmas tree dropped half its needles. nt
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:01 PM
Nov 24

Polly Hennessey

(8,415 posts)
26. Always posing, not realizing it doesn't help.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:23 PM
Nov 24

What’s with the blood 🩸 red gloves and plaid shoes. Mercy me!

I_UndergroundPanther

(13,323 posts)
30. Those red gloves
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:26 PM
Nov 24

Look like she has been up to her elbows in blood. The white coat reminds me of a mad scientist

popsdenver

(1,232 posts)
31. Anyone remember the tape recording of her
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:27 PM
Nov 24

going off about Christmas during Trump's first term, and how she didn't give a shit about her job of decorating the white house for christmas/?????????

And, check out her god awful shoes in this picture????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Farmer-Rick

(12,339 posts)
39. She always looks so angry and fake
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:54 PM
Nov 24

When she smiles she looks so surprised. Like she didn't know her lips could move that way. Now she's doing that weird thing with her lips. She's trying to look pouty but only manages to look stupid.

God how awful is she going to make the Christmas decorations? All her blood red and black decor will be so stark and chilling like in a horror movie.

Intractable

(1,442 posts)
49. It looks like she might fall off her shoes.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:28 PM
Nov 24

If those heels were any higher, she'd be standing like a ballerina.

Ilsa

(63,663 posts)
50. She has extra puffy, pouty lips for the holidays.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:28 PM
Nov 24

And her eyes are extra squinty. Maybe she had her cheekbones pumped up.

Betty Boom

(347 posts)
55. So does that make 15 days she's been at the White House this term?
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 02:11 AM
Tuesday

And I wonder how much he had to pay her for the appearance. Wonder what the contract says

moose65

(3,430 posts)
56. She was there for like 2 minutes
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 07:03 AM
Tuesday

She posed, squinted her eyes, then fled.

If Harris had won, I wonder if Doug Emhoff would have been responsible for the Christmas decor. I’m sure the MAGAs would have roasted him for doing something that should be done by the womenfolk 🙄

lark

(25,792 posts)
60. What a sourpuss she is, so full of hate and rage.
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 08:14 AM
Tuesday

She's the ugliest thing in the picture with her horrid smirk. We know she's thinking "Kreeestmas Trees, how I hate them".

travelingthrulife

(4,026 posts)
63. The First Trollop and her silly spike heels.
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 11:06 AM
Tuesday

She must not be able to walk in normal shoes anymore. Probably why the Rose Garden had to go.

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