(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) If First Lady Jill Biden’s aim was to turn the White House into a holiday extravaganza, she succeeded — unfortunately, the result—once again—feels more like the circus came to town than a dignified Christmas celebration.
Jill Biden’s Christmas decorations look like what would happen if a group of circus clowns projectile vomitted all over the White House, which I guess is the perfect metaphor to sum up the last four years. pic.twitter.com/L69VkNMLTo
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 2, 2024
On Monday, Jill Biden revealed her final theme for the Biden administration’s Christmas decorations: “A Season for Peace and Light.”
Flanked by white-lit trees on either side of a doorway, the first lady introduced her holiday displays to an audience clutching their cellphones. Behind the doorway, several more sterile and bright Christmas trees lined the hall—and a glimpse of a rainbow-striped curtain adorned in vibrant colors reminiscent of the Big Top peaked out behind her.
“As we celebrate our final holiday season at the White House, we are guided by the values that we hold sacred: faith, family and service to our country, kindness toward all of our neighbors and the power of community,” she said.
Social media users quickly caught on to this year’s Cirque de Biden, posting images of the White House’s most carnivalesque displays. Common assets included bold, red decals spilling red, yellow, blue and black stripes of curtains tied together and brights lights to add to the administration’s circus flair.
All that was missing was a clown car—but that was made up for with an amusement park-style carousel to match the mismatch scene.
Sleigh bells lined the hallways and a ceiling design mimicked snowfall, PBS News reported. It took more than 300 volunteers to decorate the White House this year.
Approximately 83 Christmas trees, 10,000 feet of ribbon, 28,000 ornaments, 2,200 paper doves and 165,000 lights were used to bring Jill Biden’s vision to life, according to the outlet.
“This would not be possible without your work,” she said. “It’s been incredible to watch all of you transform this space year after year, and you traded time with families for hours of gluing.”
Christmas under Jill vs Christmas under Melania
Who's ready to have class back in the White House? pic.twitter.com/YmpYarNk06
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 2, 2024
Social media users compared Jill Biden’s decorations to incoming First Lady Melania Trump’s holiday decorations during her husband’s first term.
Jill Biden just presented her White House Christmas decorations, and it's truly the ugliest thing ever.
Melania Trump's return as First Lady is just as big as Trump's return. The White House is going to look beautiful & glamorous again. pic.twitter.com/Yuw0yVqJ57
— George (@BehizyTweets) December 2, 2024
“Melania Trump’s return as First Lady is just as big as Trump’s return,” X user @BehizyTweets wrote. “The White House is going to look beautiful & glamorous again.”
Jill Biden’s taste has been called into question routinely during her tenure in the White House.
Last year, the first lady—who launched her career as the nanny to the Biden children and later worked as a reading specialist on a psychiatric ward—unleashed a “Nutcracker” tribute that drew comparisons to a bad acid trip.
Looks like the WH switched from cocaine to acid
— 🇺🇸John- 2% Neanderthal Capitalist in free FL🇺🇸 (@AntiCommie_EE) December 14, 2023
She also heaped praise on the widely panned—and controversial—Olympic opening ceremony, which embraced a similarly surrealist aesthetic with traces of Satanic ritual interspersed throughout.
'IT WAS SPECTACULAR': First lady Jill Biden fawns over Olympics opening ceremony that's received widespread backlash for featuring drag queens making fun of Last Supper. pic.twitter.com/tpcZp4XFOe
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 28, 2024
Julianna Frieman is a freelance writer published by the Daily Caller, Headline USA, The Federalist, and The American Spectator. Follow her on Twitter at @JuliannaFrieman.
