Melania Trump Welcomes the Arrival of the 2025 Official White House Christmas Tree

The first lady also greeted second-generation owners of Korson’s Tree Farms in central Michigan where the tree was selected.

First Lady Melania Trump welcomes the official 2025 White House Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday. The 25-foot concolor fir was grown at Korson’s Tree Farms in Sidney Township, Michigan, and will be displayed in the Blue Room of the White House during the holiday season. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/ AFP via Getty Images)

It was bright and sunny midday on Monday as First Lady Melania Trump stepped out of the White House North Portico to welcome the official White House Christmas tree.

Mrs. Trump, dressed in an off-white overcoat and long red gloves, walked around the approximately 20-foot-tall tree tethered to a green, horse-drawn open carriage decorated with red bows. Three men in black coats and top hats controlled the reins of the two Clydesdales.

As she made her way around the rear of the carriage where the top of the tree spilled over its edge, she smiled, waved and commented that it was “beautiful” before lingering and wishing everyone a Merry C…