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Roland99

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Sun Dec 2, 2018, 07:56 PM Dec 2018

Red Christmas tree florist surprised at horrible reactions [View all]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/11/30/melanias-red-christmas-trees-reaction-shocks-decorations-volunteer/2160687002/
Amelia Florist Vickie Wenstrup is struggling to find an answer to this question. She was caught off-guard by the social media reaction to the red berry Christmas trees that she and a team of other volunteers labored over for three days.

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She thought that the design was perhaps inspired by the sculpted and shaped holly topiary trees in the garden that are visible outside the hallway's windows. The garden is one of two designed by former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Wenstrup said.

The cranberry tree that adorns the White House Red Room could have also served as an inspiration, she suggested. Whatever the idea's source, it was not Wenstrup's. The first lady's team worked on that.

The red trees were part of her "American Treasures" theme, intended to honor America’s heritage.
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Oh, pshaw!!! nt libdem4life Dec 2018 #1
MAGA red! And Christmas trees ain't frickin RED! Kajun Gal Dec 2018 #2
Russian Red.....nt global1 Dec 2018 #5
Last yr's decorations, as morbid as they were, were better.....but still crappy. Kajun Gal Dec 2018 #18
And it might have worked matt819 Dec 2018 #3
It's not my style but it wasn't bad either nini Dec 2018 #4
Good point Roland99 Dec 2018 #9
That did cross my mind nini Dec 2018 #29
So u get an order to celebrate and it turns to shit dembotoz Dec 2018 #6
According to the article, she was a volunteer. Chellee Dec 2018 #19
That's how Trump suckered people to donate items for his weddings. They wanted publicity, got none. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #32
Holly has evergreen leaves with red berries Sanity Claws Dec 2018 #7
Exactly.. Pesky details that they Cha Dec 2018 #16
where in America's heritage do you find a treasure of red shag carpet trees? vlyons Dec 2018 #8
I thought it was very ugly and over the top. ananda Dec 2018 #10
It's hard to express " American Treasurers" when you're Russian owned. irisblue Dec 2018 #11
I saw it as blood as in the murder committed by the Saudi's katmondoo Dec 2018 #12
It wouldn't have been so bad if there wasn't a damn forest of them Revanchist Dec 2018 #13
What next? Blood sacrifice? struggle4progress Dec 2018 #14
These trees I'm sure would be lovely in a different setting with some different accompaniments UniteFightBack Dec 2018 #15
The Christmas Trees of Death? No, I don't think they would jmowreader Dec 2018 #24
I agree, not that big of deal. Only because of Trump and Russia does it matter. nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #26
I feel sorry for the volunteer florists. As before, the "first lady's team" is truly terrible... Hekate Dec 2018 #17
Melania seems to like American Horror Story Christmas themes Kaleva Dec 2018 #20
She's just another Trumpster who feigns Phoenix61 Dec 2018 #21
There were actually several rooms decorated that looked very cool. Baitball Blogger Dec 2018 #22
"Just following orders" likely story. JNelson6563 Dec 2018 #23
You got to be kidding Gothmog Dec 2018 #25
The obviously artificial (fake) red trees Progressive dog Dec 2018 #27
Bwah ha HAH!1 The first lady's team is *ALWAYS* a suspect!1 UTUSN Dec 2018 #28
If they had candy striped red, white and blue on the trees, that would have looked great. Blue_true Dec 2018 #30
Honor America's heritage. . . What? One tree represents the blood of 100,000 Native Americans? TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #31
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