"She capped off the week's flurry of activity Thursday night by joining President Trump for the National Christmas Tree lighting, during which Trump let her do the honors of flipping the switch. "Good job, honey!" he said, before delivering a speech in which he promised that "religion is coming back to the USA," by which he presumably only meant Christianity, while Melania stood by in white coat, trying unsuccessfully not to look bored."
"Though Melania Trump has been extraordinarily successful in transforming the role of first lady into a part-time, mostly remote gig, even she needs to put in some face time at the office. The holiday season is one of those times, as the first lady has traditionally been in charge of choosing a theme for the White House's Christmas decorations, an unfortunate responsibility for someone who it's fairly evident dislikes both Christmas and being first lady. Between all the festivities, Melania"
Melania Trump has largely transformed the first lady role into a part-time, mostly remote position while increasing holiday-period public appearances. The holiday season requires the first lady to choose the White House Christmas decorations theme, a responsibility she appears to dislike. She joined President Trump at the National Christmas Tree lighting and flipped the switch while he praised her and vowed that religion would return to the USA, a statement framed around Christianity. She partnered with second lady Usha Vance and actress Cheryl Hines to assemble holiday packages for service members. The Christmas theme is "Home Is Where the Heart Is."
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