First lady Jill Biden unveils her first White House holiday decorations

CNN ^ | November 30, 2021 | Kate Bennett

[Diana in Wisconsin]

The White House unveiled its holiday decorations on Monday, going along with the theme selected this year by first lady Jill Biden, who titled her inspiration "Gifts from the Heart."

East Wing communications director Elizabeth Alexander told CNN the idea for Biden's theme was to showcase "things that unite and heal, and bring us together." Biden and the East Wing began planning for the holiday decorations in early summer, narrowing the ideas and beginning to visualize how it would come to fruition.

In each of the public rooms of the White House -- which remains closed to visitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic -- there is an individual representation of the theme. The Library Room, with decorations of butterflies, reflects the "gift of learning," while the Vermeil Room notes the "gift of the visual arts" with Christmas wreaths made of paint-dipped paintbrushes and a tree of Pantone color sample ornaments.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Irenic]

Awww hat tip to the Hunter corruption.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[dforest]

Hah hah, they left out the part with the giant packages.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“On Monday afternoon, Biden will personally thank the 100-plus volunteers who hung the decorations over the last week. Many of them arrived prior to Thanksgiving to begin their work; by Sunday, it was “all hands on deck,” said Alexander, as the finishing touches were applied. Typically, volunteers from all over the country apply for the decorating positions, but due to the pandemic, this year they were only local to Washington, DC, said Alexander.”

[Apparatchik]

Nothing says Christmas like butterflies, dripping paint cans, and color swatches from the Home Depot.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Georgia Girl 2]

Are they dragging out the Mao ornament?

[StAnDeliver]

Pure schlock. Looks like entirely lifted from a Target display in Delaware.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Maudeen]

Tacky. . .just plain tacky.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[digger48]

Someone photoshopped that picture with Humper standing nekkid in it

Don’t remember where I saw it

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"Aren't you all GLAD that tasteless Melania is no longer in charge of this? Happy Holidays, Everyone!"

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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[Maris Crane]

The damn thing is as dull as she is.

We don’t deserve this.