Melania Trump has continued a decades-old first lady tradition of visiting with hospitalized children for the holidays

First Lady Melania Trump has reemerged, amid noisy White House construction, after a quiet first year during her husband Donald Trump's second term.

First lady Melania Trump's 2025 White House Christmas decorations include more than 50 trees, 10,000 blue butterflies, and Lego portraits of Presidents Donald Trump and George Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Monday unveiled the White House holiday decorations and her theme is “Home Is Where the Heart Is,” her first since she resumed the role of first lady. Her decor also nods to next year’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and founding of the United States of America.

White House Christmas decorations include 51 trees, 75 wreaths with red bows and 10,000 butterflies under the theme 'Home is Where the Heart Is.'

Melania Trump announced Friday that she had created her own production company, Muse Films, ahead of the release by Amazon of a documentary on the first lady.

At the annual tree lighting on the Ellipse, just south of the White House, President Donald Trump told the crowd, “The first lady is going to do the honors.” He counted down from five to zero. Melania then stepped forward and pressed a button that made the tree behind them sparkle with gold-toned lights.

Today, First Lady Melania Trump continued the longstanding annual tradition of first ladies visiting the Children’s National Hospital during the Christmas