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Melania Trump Unveils Christmas at the White House

The first lady’s 2025 holiday decor theme: “Home Is Where the Heart Is.”

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Jennifer Taylor
Dec 02, 2025
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Christmas decorations are seen in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday during a Christmas decoration media tour. (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday reopened the White House for public tours, a day after she unveiled its 2025 Christmas theme “Home Is Where the Heart Is.”

This is the first time Mrs. Trump has decorated the White House for the holidays since her husband returned to office. Tuesday also marked the first day the White House has been open to public tours since it was closed months ago in preparation of Mr. Trump’s planned $300 million ballroom construction that resulted in the October demolition of the East Wing.

In the past, visitors would enter to view the White House decorations through the lushly decorated East Wing Lobby. This year, guests enter through the North Portico of the White House that faces Pennsylvania Avenue for a scaled back tour that includes the East Room, Blue Room, Green Room, Red Room…

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