The president and first lady will not let recent events hamper their holiday spirit. One week after a huge 18-foot Fraser fir was delivered to the White House Melania Trump shared a video of the beautiful Christmas decorations decking the halls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
During this special time of the year, I am delighted to share “America the Beautiful” and pay tribute to the majesty of our great Nation. Together, we celebrate this land we are all proud to call home. #WHChristmas pic.twitter.com/fdZmB3rdXL
— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) November 30, 2020
Trump shared a sneek peek of this year’s festive touches featuring more traditional decorations than previous years. There were plenty of trees adorned with bulbs, stars, and many homemade decorations from children across the country.
The footage also appears to show a miniature White House decorated for the holiday, as well as a train set dubbed the “White House Express.”
This year’s theme is called “America the Beautiful” and aims to pay “tribute to the majesty of our great Nation,”
Mrs. Trump said on Twitter, “Together, we celebrate this land we are all proud to call home.”
She also praised “volunteers from all across the country” for pitching in to help put up the decorations over the weekend.
“Thank you for your time, enthusiasm & devotion to make sure the spirit of peace & joy fill the historic rooms & halls of the People’s House!” Trump wrote.
This weekend, volunteers from all across America have come to decorate the @WhiteHouse for the holiday season. Thank you for your time, enthusiasm & devotion to make sure the spirit of peace & joy fill the historic rooms & halls of the People’s House! #WHChristmas pic.twitter.com/k1VAqCpCgk
— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) November 28, 2020
So far, the White House’s 2020 Christmas decorations appear to be more traditional and less controversial, as in the past years. The first lady’s arrangments in 2017 gained criticism with some comparing it to the “Chronicles of Narnia” film franchise. And in 2018, critics took offense with the red trees lining one of the White Houe’s halls.
But Trump didn’t let the haters get her down and said she thought the adornments looked “fantastic.”
Since Jacqueline Kennedy decorated the White House with a “Nutcracker Suite” theme in 1961, it has become the first lady’s duty to choose a theme for the estate’s Christmas decorations.
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