Staff Reports
On Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, First Lady Melania Trump stepped out onto the North Portico and personally inspected this year’s White House Christmas tree, greeting the carriage and posing for pictures while telling onlookers, “It’s a beautiful tree.” Her return to this time-honored White House tradition was carried out with the poise and dignity Americans expect from the First Lady of the United States. The scene was a welcome reminder that some things in Washington still belong to the people and the season, not the partisan circus.
The centerpiece is an 18½-foot Fraser fir from Korson’s Tree Farms in Michigan, chosen as the National Christmas Tree Association’s grand champion and destined for the Blue Room where generations of families will admire it. The tree arrived in a carriage pulled by two Clydesdales and guided by men in top hats, a charming and patriotic pageant that hearkens back to simpler American traditions. Watching that procession, you could feel the contrast with the empty pageantry of a media-obsessed capital.
Melania’s steady hand with the holiday season is exactly what the country needs after years of relentless cultural attacks on our holidays and icons. The mainstream press loves to nitpick every tasteful choice she makes, but the First Lady has shown a quiet strength — and a willingness to let tradition and beauty lead, not woke fashion critics. The media’s obsession with manufactured controversies only makes genuine patriotism look more precious when we see it performed with grace.
It’s worth noting that this tree came from hardworking American growers who won a national contest that has selected the White House tree since 1966, with Korson’s earning an honor Michigan hasn’t held in decades. Celebrating American agriculture and small family farms like this should unite everyone, regardless of politics, especially as those same growers keep traditions alive for our children. If Washington truly cared about the heartland, it would applaud and protect these success stories instead of turning them into another political talking point.
While coastal elites and cable news pundits keep manufacturing outrage, Melania reminded the nation that holidays are about family, faith, and honoring the work of everyday Americans. Her dignified presence at the tree arrival was a middle-finger to the performative outrage machine and a reminder that patriotism can be quiet, tasteful, and powerful. Hardworking Americans should take pride in that kind of leadership and in traditions that withstand the noise of the moment.
As the White House prepares for the Blue Room display and Melania’s holiday decorations, the season officially begins — and with it a chance for the country to reclaim some common-sense joy. Expect tasteful, classic décor that celebrates America rather than indulging in the latest woke trends; it’s a return to the values most families hold dear. Proud patriots should celebrate this season loudly and unapologetically, and thank the First Lady for keeping our national traditions alive.
