Melania Trump has come under fire after revealing her surprising new business venture as her husband vies for a second stint as president — Christmas ornaments.
The former first lady – who once bashed the festive season while in the White House -unveiled her new ornament collection, ‘Merry Christmas, AMERICA!’, on social media Saturday.
‘Each unique piece captures the magic of the holiday season. Let these ornaments inspire cherished memories & bring warmth to your entire family,’ her announcement on X read.
The ornaments, which are named ‘USA Star,’ ‘Vote Liberty,’ ‘Let It Snow,’ and ‘Love & Freedom,’ range from $75 to $90. The businesswoman and entrepreneur’s foray into Christmas decor has stirred backlash on the internet.
In 2018, Melania was recorded expressing her frustration about getting the White House into the festive spirit, saying, ‘You know, who gives a f— about Christmas stuff and decoration?’
When former president Donald Trump, was in office, Melania decorated the White House with Balsam fir trees that dripped with icicles, which social media users found eerie and cold.
In 2018, she decorated the East Colonnade with 40 bold blood-red trees and draped 14,000 red ornaments throughout the White House.
Although her office stated that the red symbolized ‘valor and bravery,’ the decor quickly earned the nickname ‘murder trees,’ leading to a wave of memes, public backlash, and accusations of being ‘un-American.’
One X user wrote: ‘We all know what you REALLY think about Christmas,’ referring to her leaked comments about Christmas decor in 2018.
‘The first family of grifting their own supporters,’ said another.
‘You are always trying to sell something. Damn girl. Trump has you out here on the track to pay his legal bills,’ Nurses for a Better Missouri posted on X.
Others stood up for the former first lady. Kellyanne Conway, for example, said she missed Melania Trump running the Christmas events in the White House compared to how Jill Biden was decorating.
“It was very tastefully done,’ she said.
Melania’s self-promotion of her ornaments comes after the former first lady referenced her controversial redesign of the White House Rose Garden in a recent post promoting her upcoming book, omitting any mention of the public backlash it received.
On Friday, she shared details about the redesign on her X account as part of a series of unusual snippets leading up to her book release.
Earlier posts included defenses of her early nude modeling photos, featuring images of Michelangelo’s David.
This time, she highlighted the dramatic 2020 overhaul she led for the garden as part of a multi-day marketing effort amid her husband’s campaign to regain the White House.
Presidential historian and author Michael Beschloss was among the critics who publicly condemned the project, which involved removing mature dogwoods and replacing them with new flowers and shrubbery arranged in a rigid pattern.
A year after the redesign was revealed, Beschloss criticized the concept, stating, ‘The evisceration of the White House Rose Garden was completed a year ago this month, and here was the grim result—decades of American history erased.’
In a rare move, the former first lady responded online. She pointed out that the photo Beschloss shared in his tweet showed the garden in its early stages. She followed up with a more recent image of the Rose Garden, now in full bloom with thriving pink and white flowers.
“@BeschlossDC has proven his ignorance by showing a picture of the Rose Garden in its infancy. The Rose Garden is now adorned with a healthy and colorful blossoming of roses,” her office tweeted.
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