The Hill reported on the unveiling of the White House’s annual holiday theme earlier today, which this year, appropriately enough, is “Time-Honored Traditions.” The theme was picked out by first lady Melania Trump and meant to pay “respect to 200 years of holiday traditions at the White House,” read a statement from FLOTUS’ press office.
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The White House credited Melania with personally selecting “every detail of this year’s holiday season,” including the ones that when combined, set a somewhat horrifying scene in what looks to be the East Wing. Melania Trump’s director of communications Stephanie Grisham shared a tweet earlier today featuring a picture of white branches amid a dark hallway, and needless to say, Twitter went off.
It’s an apt metaphor for Trump’s time as president, really. Dead trees, an ever-present sense of bleakness, an exaggerated emphasis on white vs. black…Many were quick to compare Melania’s decor with horror/cult films such as The Shining, Beetlejuice, The Blair Witch Project, and A Nightmare Before Christmas.
I photoshopped Jack Skellington into Melania's Christmas decor and honestly I like it now. pic.twitter.com/hqx1QYBGhI
— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) November 27, 2017
Welcome to the Overlook Hotel. You have always been here.
— https://bsky.app/profile/zacbentz.com (@ZacBentz) November 27, 2017
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so glad you're hosting Beetlejuice and Lydia's wedding.
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) November 27, 2017
Come and play with us, Barron
Forever
And ever
And ever pic.twitter.com/G2ld524ZKU
— Sleepwalker (@ZANTrav) November 27, 2017
…Did she take her decorating inspiration from "The Blair Witch Project"? This is the exact opposite of holiday cheer.
— Casey Lewis 🪷 (@cynical_tutu) November 27, 2017
Fixed it pic.twitter.com/nVxiBuVuz9
— Liam Allen (@leggynemesis) November 27, 2017
Why do the White House Christmas decorations look like the stick labyrinth at the end of Season 1 of True Detective pic.twitter.com/jl0mHJjgRb
— Tatered (@tatered) November 27, 2017
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