New Lego Portrait of Donald Trump Sneaks into Melania’s 2025 White House Christmas Decorations

First lady Melania Trump has added an unusual artistic touch to this year’s White House Christmas décor: a Lego portrait of President Donald Trump that appears to echo his serious official White House painting.

She unveiled the 2025 holiday decorations on Monday, Dec. 1, built around the theme “Home Is Where The Heart Is.”

In the Green Room — traditionally used for small receptions and teas — two Lego portraits now sit in the windows: one of Trump and one of President George Washington. Even the wreaths above them are trimmed with red Lego ribbons to match the playful, block-built artwork.

According to a White House press release, Melania drew her inspiration for this year’s decorations from “the joys, challenges, and frequent motion derived from motherhood and business.”

“The constant movement has taught me that home is not merely a physical space; rather, it is the warmth and comfort I carry within, regardless of my surroundings,” she said. “This Christmas, let’s celebrate the love we hold within ourselves, and share it with the world around us. After all, wherever we are, we can create a home filled with grace, radiance, and endless possibilities.”

In addition to the Lego portraits, the decorations feature 10,000 blue butterflies swirling through the “Fostering the Future Red Room,” a tribute to the nation’s foster care community designed by Hervé Pierre. The Red Room tree is adorned with “Be Best” ornaments, a nod to Melania Trump’s first-term initiative.

In the Blue Room, the official White House Christmas tree — a concolor fir from Sidney, Mich. — honors Gold Star Families. It is decorated with gold stars and ornaments featuring the official bird and flower of each U.S. state and territory.

Elsewhere, a tree collar in the East Room recognizes the United States’ upcoming 250th anniversary next year.

Altogether, the Trumps’ 2025 Christmas décor includes 75 wreaths with traditional red bows, more than 50 Christmas trees, 700 feet of garland, 25,000 feet of ribbon, and 10,000 butterflies, according to the Office of the First Lady.

The Lego portrait joins a growing collection of new Trump-themed artwork now hanging in the White House during his second term.

In September, Sebastian Gorka — a longtime ally who currently serves as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism — shared a photo on X of a dramatic painting showing Trump striding forward in a long dark coat, framed by rows of American flags.

Another addition to the White House art collection surfaced in May, when New York Times White House correspondent Shawn McCreesh posted an image of a portrait depicting Trump with late Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln looking over his shoulder, which he said was spotted “on the walls of the West Wing.”

Other new works include an artistic rendering of the July 2024 assassination attempt — a piece Trump refers to as his “Butler ‘Fight, Fight, Fight’ painting” — an unconventional painting of his face overlaid with an American flag, and a new presidential portrait that closely recalls his August 2023 mug shot.

Notably, as these newer Trump portraits have gone up, the president has broken with tradition by moving Barack Obama’s official portrait out of prominent public view.

By long-standing White House custom, the two most recent presidential portraits hang on either side of the Grand Foyer so that visitors can see them during tours and official events. Because President Joe Biden’s portrait has not yet been completed, the two most recent portraits are those of Obama and George W. Bush.

Back in April, Trump replaced Obama’s portrait in the Grand Foyer with the “Fight, Fight, Fight” painting depicting the assassination attempt. By August, Obama’s portrait had been relocated even further from public sight, to the top of the Grand Staircase.

That stairway leads to the president’s private residence, an area closed to visitors and only partly visible from public spaces. CNN reported that Obama’s portrait is now “firmly out of view” for guests.

Sources familiar with the process have also said that Trump personally approves nearly every design and décor change inside the White House, no matter how minor.