Melania Trump.Photo: FLOTUS/Twitter
ForMelania Trump, the criticism of this year’s White House Christmas decor may as well be another case of“I Really Don’t Care. Do U?”
Though she proudly unveiled the “American Treasures”-themed ornamentation on Twitter Monday, the all-red Christmas trees she chose for the East colonnade were the subject of countlessmemes and jokes online. The most popular and “liked” tweets compared Mrs. Trump’s 40 crimson trees to the red cloaks from Hulu’sThe Handmaid’s Taleand even the sea of blood from the 1980 filmThe Shining.
On Wednesday, the first lady, 48, defended her topiary, calling them “fantastic” and “beautiful.”
“I think they look fantastic. I hope everybody will come over and visit it. In real life, they look even more beautiful. You are all welcome to visit the White House, the people’s house,” she said during her appearance as part of her Be Best initiative, which focuses on countering opioid addiction and cyberbullying.
Social media critics also found irony in Mrs. Trump‘s Be Best Christmas ornament.
Many Twitter users called out the ornament because of her husband, PresidentDonald Trump‘s well-knownpenchant for writing insulting tweets about his critics.
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“Will you be giving that ‘Be Best’ ornament to your husband for Christmas?” one persontweetedas anotherasked: “Did you get @realDonaldTrump one?”
“You ruined it with that ‘Be Best’ ornament. You just had to go there. Is there a ‘I really don’t care! Do you?’ ornament as well? Might as well be stupid all the way,” another personwrote, referencing the first lady’scontroversial jacket.
This is the second year in a row that the first family’s White House Christmas decorations have been mocked.
Aphotoof a dimly-illuminated decoration-lined hallway from 2017’s “Time-Honored Traditions”-themed decor was compared to scenes from films such asHarry Potter,The Chronicles of NarniaandSilent Hill.
source: people.com
