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turbinetree

(26,815 posts)
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 12:50 PM Yesterday

'Nice try': Melania Trump buried after gushing reveal of White House Christmas decor

By Nicole Charky-Chami
Published December 1, 2025 11:58 AM ET

The White House Monday revealed its holiday decor, debuting a lego-designed portrait of President Donald Trump and the nation's first president, George Washington — garnering plenty of criticism of the first lady and the administration.

Social media users had a range of responses to the new images of the designs, which were selected by First Lady Melania Trump and released in a new video posted on the White House's social media accounts.

"Home Is Where the Heart Is — AMERICA’S CHRISTMAS," wrote the first lady.

https://www.rawstory.com/melania-trump-christmas-white-house/

I just have to ask if she is selling the picture to make up for the loss on her crypto failure..........

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'Nice try': Melania Trump buried after gushing reveal of White House Christmas decor (Original Post) turbinetree Yesterday OP
What's up with the portrait of fat Donnie from Queens beside the portrait of George Washington? jls4561 Yesterday #1
Probably meant to symbolize the first and last POTUS. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #2
Perhaps that's the way Fat Donnie wants it to be interpreted, but I see it differently. jls4561 Yesterday #5
Yeah...you know sdfernando Yesterday #12
Alpha and Omega. Perfect description. Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #26
Fat Donnie looks like Scrooge. . Lonestarblue Yesterday #3
From "I cannot tell a lie." to " I cannot tell the truth." lame54 Yesterday #4
What happened to her "Fucking Chreesst-mas" from the 1st term? FSogol Yesterday #6
The staff who did all that stuff for her were probably fired. GoCubsGo Yesterday #9
Her fawking Chreesmoose decorations are fawking lazy. GoCubsGo Yesterday #7
I see her as inclined toward the Jackson Pollock school of Christmas decor. Ornaments allegorical oracle 23 hrs ago #25
first, you don't put pictures in windows NJCher Yesterday #8
That was the first thing I noticed: Sogo Yesterday #14
Give the gal a break! Retrograde Yesterday #16
Your comment about Washington looking "as if he's searching for a way out" proves the point Sogo Yesterday #20
Heh! I was in magazine publishing - old fashion paste ups back in the day....Never heard that! electric_blue68 Yesterday #22
I remember that principle from back when I did layouts for a commercial printer Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #28
Naw... George shouldn't have to spend Christmas looking at Dozy Don. allegorical oracle 22 hrs ago #31
Why does it sound so empty and hollow? Blue Owl Yesterday #10
We're innured to KRASNOV equating himself with WASHINGTON et al., now Xmas is about *him*! UTUSN Yesterday #11
The gingerbread White House... Tesha Yesterday #13
Oh my goodness! 😄 sigh... electric_blue68 Yesterday #23
Eh MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #15
The hall of blood red trees comes to mind Ritabert Yesterday #17
Her personal worst MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #19
I'll bet she could top it. Ritabert Yesterday #21
This message was self-deleted by its author MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #18
Well, certainly not as bad the blood trees Christmas PatSeg 23 hrs ago #24
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba 23 hrs ago #27
It's sterile..not festive or family friendly at all. Christmas is about the joy of giving and children.. Deuxcents 23 hrs ago #29
A portrait of George Washington, our first johnnyfins 23 hrs ago #30
Her signature is as painful as his. Ilsa 22 hrs ago #32

jls4561

(2,798 posts)
1. What's up with the portrait of fat Donnie from Queens beside the portrait of George Washington?
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 12:56 PM
Yesterday

Is the message “Here’s our first president and here’s the president who is ruining everything the other guy stood for”?

Because that’s the message that I’m getting.

jls4561

(2,798 posts)
5. Perhaps that's the way Fat Donnie wants it to be interpreted, but I see it differently.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:28 PM
Yesterday

George III allegedly called Washington “the greatest man in the world”. Contemporary potentates call Donnie “the easiest mark in the world”.

GoCubsGo

(34,592 posts)
9. The staff who did all that stuff for her were probably fired.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:42 PM
Yesterday

Or, they quit at the end of his the previous mess. She doesn't even live in the White House now, so I doubt there's any staff this time around to do that kind of stuff for her.

GoCubsGo

(34,592 posts)
7. Her fawking Chreesmoose decorations are fawking lazy.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:36 PM
Yesterday

It looks like somebody slapped up a few things just to make it look like they are actually doing something for the holidays. More performative crap.

allegorical oracle

(6,072 posts)
25. I see her as inclined toward the Jackson Pollock school of Christmas decor. Ornaments
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:04 PM
23 hrs ago

are more thrown at their destinations than dangled or draped...poured on, not brushed.

At least they're not blood red this year.

NJCher

(42,141 posts)
8. first, you don't put pictures in windows
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:40 PM
Yesterday

Second, even if you did, you don't have Washington looking one way and dump looking down at the floor.

Really bad layout.

Sogo

(6,882 posts)
14. That was the first thing I noticed:
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:02 PM
Yesterday

The direction Washington is looking requires that his portrait be on the right. Never have a composition with the subjects looking away from the center. TSF's would work on the left because he is looking forward to center from there.

In summary, the two portraits should be reversed positions.


Retrograde

(11,354 posts)
16. Give the gal a break!
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:15 PM
Yesterday

She was a top-level architect who designed in 5 gazillion languages, not a mere interior decorator. Besides, Donnie tore down the wing with her office in it, so she had to work from a table in some Starbucks or share a desk with Leavitt or something.

I like the colors, but then I'm partial to green. I think it would be OK in some private home, since it's being displayed in a smaller room, but yeah, the portraits are awkward. George looks as if he's searching for a way out, Donnie just looks petulant.

Sogo

(6,882 posts)
20. Your comment about Washington looking "as if he's searching for a way out" proves the point
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:59 PM
Yesterday

that I was making. It's a principle used in publishing photos....Don't have the subjects looking off the page....

Thanks!

electric_blue68

(25,211 posts)
22. Heh! I was in magazine publishing - old fashion paste ups back in the day....Never heard that!
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:18 PM
Yesterday

Diamond_Dog

(39,382 posts)
28. I remember that principle from back when I did layouts for a commercial printer
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:10 PM
23 hrs ago

And it still irks me to see portraits of someone looking off the page.

But then what should we expect from whoever threw together that mess.

Blue Owl

(58,021 posts)
10. Why does it sound so empty and hollow?
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:46 PM
Yesterday

Almost like it came from someone who said they “fucking hate Christmas…”

UTUSN

(76,458 posts)
11. We're innured to KRASNOV equating himself with WASHINGTON et al., now Xmas is about *him*!
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:49 PM
Yesterday

But Melonie has been looking happier lately - is it because she has hopes for his deteriorating conditions? Or have the past renegotiations of the pre-nups been extra good?





Response to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #15)

PatSeg

(51,628 posts)
24. Well, certainly not as bad the blood trees Christmas
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:27 PM
23 hrs ago

Still it is rather odd. She even has "Be Best" ornaments. I would have thought she'd have buried that one by now.

I'm not sure what to make of the presidential portraits.

Note they turned off the comments on the video.

Response to turbinetree (Original post)

Deuxcents

(25,058 posts)
29. It's sterile..not festive or family friendly at all. Christmas is about the joy of giving and children..
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:16 PM
23 hrs ago

They know nothing about the joy of giving or the laughter of children in the White House

johnnyfins

(3,320 posts)
30. A portrait of George Washington, our first
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:19 PM
23 hrs ago

President, next to a MUGSHOT of our current Resident. That IS the mugshot. It has been photoshopped. What a fucking disgrace.

Ilsa

(63,663 posts)
32. Her signature is as painful as his.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:36 PM
22 hrs ago

Really, I think she must have come up with her signature after meeting Felon47.

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