Melania Trump and her husband, President Donald Trump, have unveiled their official White
House Christmas portrait ahead of the holiday.
The festive photo was shared on FLOTUS's Instagram account on Tuesday and shows the president
and first lady holding hands in the Cross Hall of the White House, which is filled with
Christmas trees decorated with red ball ornaments.
Melania, 48, looks stunning in a shimmering sequin gown by Céline, which she paired with
pointed-toe stilettos.
The first lady's form-fitting dress features long sleeves, a mock turtleneck, and a hemline
that stops right above her ankles.
Her caramel-colored hair is worn down in loose waves around her shoulders, which has become
somewhat of her signature style.
While she is dazzling in white, her 72-year-old husband is donning a classic black tux and
a smile on his face as he poses with his wife.
'Merry Christmas from President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
@realdonaldtrump & @FLOTUS are seen Saturday, December 15, in their official 2018 Christmas
portrait, in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, D.C.
(Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks),' reads the caption on the Instagram post.
The White House released two official portraits, and the second is a close-up version of the
full-length photograph that was shared on Melania's Instagram page.
In the second image, the couple's smiles are outshining the holiday decor, which can still
be seen in the background.
The couple chose to pose in front of the traditional Christmas trees in the Cross Hall instead
of the red cranberry trees that were mercilessly mocked on social media.
When this year's White House Christmas decorations were first unveiled, critics calls the red
trees 'creepy' and compared them to everything from the red handmaids dresses worn by the
women forced into sexual slavery in The Handmaid's Tale and the blood that flows down the hallway
in the 1980 horror film The Shining.
However, Melania made it clear during a recent interview that she is a fan of red trees,
which were a part of her 'American Treasures' holiday decor.
'We are in the 21st century and everyone has different tastes, but I think they look fantastic,'
she said.
'I hope everyone will come over and visit it.
In real life, they look even more beautiful.'
White House photographer Andrea Hanks took the official White House portrait last Saturday
during the Congressional Ball that was held in the grand foyer of the White House.
Melania was by her husband's side as they made a grand entrance as the band played Hail
to the Chief.
Trump addressed the crowd with a four-minute speech celebrating his two years in office,
claiming 'no administration has done more in the first two years than the Trump administration.'
He welcomed the audience to enjoy the 'special' grandeur of the White House adding that he
and Melania love living there.
'To me, it's a happy place,' he said, adding that it 'is an incredible place to be.'
He later wished the crowd a happy Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year and passed the mic
to Melania, who he commended for doing 'a job well done' with the decorations.
'Welcome to the White House.
Enjoy the evening.
Merry Christmas and happy and healthy New Year,' the beaming first lady said.
Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence were also in attendance at the
ball, as were the president's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.
The president was all smiles in his tuxedo and didn't break a sweat as he talked about
his 'great' two years in office, despite the looming probe by special counsel Robert Mueller
into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections.
However, Melania and Trump didn't linger for long and headed back upstairs just 29 minutes
after arriving.
Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, body language expert Judi James revealed that while
their poses seemed similar to the previous year, there was some striking differences.
When quizzed about how it compared to last year's snap, she said: "Eerily nothing
seems to have changed about their body language apart from Melania's style of dress and the
fact that they are now many paces closer to the viewer.
"In 2017 the pair posed close to the White House door as though barely able to believe
they were residents.
"Now fully integrated, the 'Imposter Syndrome' look appears to have worn off although their
body language is almost identical to the year before."
She added: "The couple stand rigid and formal with a suggestion of more shoulder tension
back in 2017.
"Trump's smile back then looked hugely over-congruent, a rigid rictus of a grin that is slightly
more relaxed in 2018."
Donald Trump Jr. attended the soiree with his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, who posted
a picture of the couple on Instagram.
By the time Christmas Day comes and goes, Trump will have attended 21 Christmas parties
for a total of 52 hours, according to New York Magazine.
White House sources have revealed that Trump hates attending Christmas parties as part
of his presidential duties — especially when it comes to taking photos and shaking
hands.
'It's just a lot,' one senior White House official told the site.
'They're hosting all these people, half of whom they don't know.'
'He just gets impatient.
He likes to go, go, go.
Sitting through things, he gets restless.'
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