Overview
- The official portrait shows President Trump in a black tuxedo and First Lady Melania in a black dress in Cross Hall, with the image taken on December 7 and released with a Merry Christmas message.
- The White House detailed extensive decorations, including Lego portraits of President Trump and George Washington, a gingerbread White House, 75 wreaths, 50 trees, and more than 25,000 feet of ribbon.
- An executive order grants federal workers paid holidays on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, expanding the government’s holiday period.
- ICE circulated an AI-generated image depicting Santa as an enforcement agent, using the seasonal theme to encourage undocumented immigrants to depart voluntarily.
- A White House video set deportation footage to Jingle Bells, and the president posted separate holiday-themed clips mocking Democrats as the Grinch.