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turbinetree

(26,852 posts) Mon Dec 1, 2025, 12:50 PM Dec 1

'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 Dec 1 OP

What's up with the portrait of fat Donnie from Queens beside the portrait of George Washington? jls4561 Dec 1 #1

Probably meant to symbolize the first and last POTUS. sinkingfeeling Dec 1 #2

Perhaps that's the way Fat Donnie wants it to be interpreted, but I see it differently. jls4561 Dec 1 #5

Yeah...you know sdfernando Dec 1 #12

Alpha and Omega. Perfect description. Diamond_Dog Dec 1 #26

Fat Donnie looks like Scrooge. . Lonestarblue Dec 1 #3

From "I cannot tell a lie." to " I cannot tell the truth." lame54 Dec 1 #4

What happened to her "Fucking Chreesst-mas" from the 1st term? FSogol Dec 1 #6

The staff who did all that stuff for her were probably fired. GoCubsGo Dec 1 #9

Her fawking Chreesmoose decorations are fawking lazy. GoCubsGo Dec 1 #7

I see her as inclined toward the Jackson Pollock school of Christmas decor. Ornaments allegorical oracle Dec 1 #25

first, you don't put pictures in windows NJCher Dec 1 #8

That was the first thing I noticed: Sogo Dec 1 #14

Give the gal a break! Retrograde Dec 1 #16

Your comment about Washington looking "as if he's searching for a way out" proves the point Sogo Dec 1 #20

Heh! I was in magazine publishing - old fashion paste ups back in the day....Never heard that! electric_blue68 Dec 1 #22

I remember that principle from back when I did layouts for a commercial printer Diamond_Dog Dec 1 #28

Naw... George shouldn't have to spend Christmas looking at Dozy Don. allegorical oracle Dec 1 #31

Why does it sound so empty and hollow? Blue Owl Dec 1 #10

We're innured to KRASNOV equating himself with WASHINGTON et al., now Xmas is about *him*! UTUSN Dec 1 #11

The gingerbread White House... Tesha Dec 1 #13

Oh my goodness! 😄 sigh... electric_blue68 Dec 1 #23

Eh MustLoveBeagles Dec 1 #15

The hall of blood red trees comes to mind Ritabert Dec 1 #17

Her personal worst MustLoveBeagles Dec 1 #19

I'll bet she could top it. Ritabert Dec 1 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author MustLoveBeagles Dec 1 #18

Well, certainly not as bad the blood trees Christmas PatSeg Dec 1 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Dec 1 #27

It's sterile..not festive or family friendly at all. Christmas is about the joy of giving and children.. Deuxcents Dec 1 #29

A portrait of George Washington, our first johnnyfins Dec 1 #30

Her signature is as painful as his. Ilsa Dec 1 #32

jls4561

(2,805 posts)

1. What's up with the portrait of fat Donnie from Queens beside the portrait of George Washington?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 12:56 PM

Dec 1

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.

sinkingfeeling

(56,961 posts)

2. Probably meant to symbolize the first and last POTUS.

Reply to jls4561 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:14 PM

Dec 1

jls4561

(2,805 posts)

5. Perhaps that's the way Fat Donnie wants it to be interpreted, but I see it differently.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:28 PM

Dec 1

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

sdfernando

(5,986 posts)

12. Yeah...you know

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:51 PM

Dec 1

the Alpha and the Omega.

Diamond_Dog

(39,500 posts)

26. Alpha and Omega. Perfect description.

Reply to sdfernando (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:07 PM

Dec 1

Lonestarblue

(13,157 posts)

3. Fat Donnie looks like Scrooge. .

Reply to jls4561 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:18 PM

Dec 1

lame54

(39,042 posts)

4. From "I cannot tell a lie." to " I cannot tell the truth."

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:22 PM

Dec 1

FSogol

(47,499 posts)

6. What happened to her "Fucking Chreesst-mas" from the 1st term?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:30 PM

Dec 1

GoCubsGo

(34,600 posts)

9. The staff who did all that stuff for her were probably fired.

Reply to FSogol (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:42 PM

Dec 1

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

(34,600 posts)

7. Her fawking Chreesmoose decorations are fawking lazy.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:36 PM

Dec 1

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

(6,098 posts)

25. I see her as inclined toward the Jackson Pollock school of Christmas decor. Ornaments

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:04 PM

Dec 1

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

At least they're not blood red this year.

NJCher

(42,190 posts)

8. first, you don't put pictures in windows

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:40 PM

Dec 1

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

Really bad layout.

Sogo

(6,905 posts)

14. That was the first thing I noticed:

Reply to NJCher (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:02 PM

Dec 1

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

(11,361 posts)

16. Give the gal a break!

Reply to Sogo (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:15 PM

Dec 1

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

(6,905 posts)

20. Your comment about Washington looking "as if he's searching for a way out" proves the point

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #16)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:59 PM

Dec 1

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

Thanks!

electric_blue68

(25,355 posts)

22. Heh! I was in magazine publishing - old fashion paste ups back in the day....Never heard that!

Reply to Sogo (Reply #20)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:18 PM

Dec 1

Diamond_Dog

(39,500 posts)

28. I remember that principle from back when I did layouts for a commercial printer

Reply to Sogo (Reply #20)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:10 PM

Dec 1

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.

allegorical oracle

(6,098 posts)

31. Naw... George shouldn't have to spend Christmas looking at Dozy Don.

Reply to Sogo (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:21 PM

Dec 1

Blue Owl

(58,051 posts)

10. Why does it sound so empty and hollow?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:46 PM

Dec 1

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

UTUSN

(76,513 posts)

11. We're innured to KRASNOV equating himself with WASHINGTON et al., now Xmas is about *him*!

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:49 PM

Dec 1

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?

Tesha

(21,094 posts)

13. The gingerbread White House...

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:57 PM

Dec 1

Does it show the destruction on the side?

electric_blue68

(25,355 posts)

23. Oh my goodness! 😄 sigh...

Reply to Tesha (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:19 PM

Dec 1

MustLoveBeagles

(14,290 posts)

15. Eh

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:04 PM

Dec 1

She's done worse.

Ritabert

(1,895 posts)

17. The hall of blood red trees comes to mind

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #15)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:39 PM

Dec 1

MustLoveBeagles

(14,290 posts)

19. Her personal worst

Reply to Ritabert (Reply #17)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:58 PM

Dec 1

I'm sure if she tried she could top it.

Ritabert

(1,895 posts)

21. I'll bet she could top it.

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #19)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 03:32 PM

Dec 1

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PatSeg

(51,731 posts)

24. Well, certainly not as bad the blood trees Christmas

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:27 PM

Dec 1

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.