Melania Trump Welcomes Christmas Tree to White House. Michigan farm won national contest
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First lady Melania Trump receives the official 2025 White House Christmas Tree, a white fir from Korson's Tree Farms in Michigan, on the North Portico of the White House, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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First Lady Melania Trump welcomed the 2025 White House Christmas tree on Monday, a majestic 18.5-foot white fir from Michigan, arriving in a horse-drawn carriage. The tree, from Korson’s Tree Farms, was delivered to the North Portico by a pair of Clydesdales named Logan and Ben, guided by one of three drivers in top hats, the AP reports.
“This is a beautiful tree,” the First Lady said, circling the carriage and pausing for photos. Dressed in a cream-colored overcoat and dark red gloves, she shook hands with one of the drivers and a woman standing alongside the horses.
First lady Melania Trump receives the official 2025 White House Christmas Tree, a white fir from Korson’s Tree Farms in Michigan, on the North Portico of the White House, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)First lady Melania Trump departs after receiving the official 2025 White House Christmas Tree, a white fir from Korson’s Tree Farms in Michigan, on the North Portico of the White House, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The tree will be displayed in the Blue Room for the holiday season. Korson’s earned the distinction by winning the National Christmas Tree Association’s national tree contest, whose winner has supplied the White House tree annually since 1966.
The official 2025 White House Christmas Tree, a white fir from Korson’s Tree Farms in Michigan, on the North Portico of the White House, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
