"Hosting the Congressional Ball seems like it should be one of the easiest tasks on the Trumps' agenda. The annual party is a bipartisan event where members of the House of Representatives and Senate gather to celebrate the holidays at the White House. All the president and First Lady have to do is show up in something festive, issue some generic holiday well-wishes, and smile."
"Melania's approach to the holidays has always been weirdly spooky, and her attire on Thursday night kept with her inexplicably goth Christmas aesthetic. She wore a black velvet blazer and pants by Dolce & Gabbana over a sheer, high-necked black lace blouse. We all know Melania may or may not give a fuck about Christmas, so there's really no reason to draw attention to her odd vision for the holiday."
"But the president chose to compliment his wife's efforts this year by reminiscing about her previous holiday decorating debacles. "I would say this is the best. Although, I liked the red trees," he said. "She got criticized for the red trees. Then I liked the white trees and she was criticized for the white trees. Then I liked the green trees and she got criticized and she went back to green, and they love it.""
"Donald tested Melania's ability to remain expressionless again a few minutes later, when he breezily recalled how distraught House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's wife was when he was shot and nearly killed in 2017. He noted that some wives - like maybe the woman standing next to him? - might have had a different reaction. "I found out that night you have a wife who loves you dearly," Trump said. "I know many wives who would not even be crying.""
The Trumps hosted the annual Congressional Ball, a bipartisan holiday event for members of the House and Senate at the White House. Melania wore a black velvet Dolce & Gabbana blazer and pants over a sheer, high-necked black lace blouse, presenting a goth holiday aesthetic and showing little visible enthusiasm for Christmas. Donald complimented her while recounting criticism over previous holiday tree colors—red, white, then green—suggesting public opinion shifted back to green. He later recalled Steve Scalise's 2017 shooting and implied some wives would not have cried, while Melania remained expressionless, producing visible awkwardness.
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