Melania Trump’s blood-red Christmas trees weren’t the only part of the White House holiday decor to come under scrutiny on social media.
Twitter users also spotted “Be Best” ornaments, referring to the first lady’s youth campaign to encourage “positive social, emotional and physical habits” in children.
One facet of the campaign is to “avoid negative social media interaction,” which has some critics rolling their eyes given President Donald Trump’s Twitter habits:
Nothing screams Christmas like red Christmas trees. The tree with the Be Best ornament must be the Hypocritemas tree!!
— Michele Stryker (@_stryker1) November 27, 2018
Tear gas ornament must be behind the "Be Best" one pic.twitter.com/CCjjrhgLR2
— Lisa (@fleurdelisa27) November 26, 2018
Will you be giving that “Be Best” ornament to your husband for Christmas?
— Karen paul (@kapaul930) November 26, 2018
Lololol the be best ornament https://t.co/N0xD6lDqmm
— Karly May Herron (@karlyherron) November 27, 2018
You ruined it with that "Be Best" ornament. You just had to go there. Is there a "I really don't care! Do you?" ornament as well? Might as well be stupid all the way.
— Jeff Hernandez (@KingJeffthe1st) November 26, 2018
Just when I thought it couldn’t get better than the “Be Best” tree ornament... pic.twitter.com/U8XF5uqyTP
— Thierry Côté (@tcote) November 26, 2018
A "be best' ornament ??
— livingapunkrocklife (@Punkthought) November 27, 2018
How are you not ashamed and embarrassed?
That “be best” ornament pic.twitter.com/Sl1aF3L2YV
— ʎqqɐ⊥ ɹǝuoʇS 🇺🇸🗽😼 (@stonertabby) November 27, 2018
There’s a fucking ‘be best’ ornament. We’re being trolled through decor now. I thought it stopped at fashion. https://t.co/ylxVOHQzHW
— A Girls Name is Katie (@AGirlsNameIsKT) November 27, 2018
I rolled my eyes when they showed the Be Best ornament 🙄
— Megs (@Megmo808) November 27, 2018
The randomly placed "Be Best" ornament is just... pic.twitter.com/b7n8YHmeXE
— His Dudeness (@ZJudkins) November 26, 2018
The ‘Be Best’ ornament looks like it came out of a box of cereal.
— @schmizzy (@schmizzy1) November 26, 2018
I have 874 notes, so let’s get started
— Michelle (@me_carter) November 27, 2018
1. The “Be Best” ornament
2. Why is she dressed for a snowy stroll INSIDE?
3. Who are “the people” in her tweet bc i want no part of this trash
4. Why the soccer ball ornament? Is Barron a soccer player? Is Barron even still alive?
5. Wha https://t.co/qwB7yBF1ev
She even has a Be Best ornament on the tree... Smh... https://t.co/GYkgLuz9rX
— Talia Whyte (@taliawhyte) November 27, 2018
The Be Best ornament close up 😅 https://t.co/4RTys7AWKX
— Booburry McDoodle (@speed0spank) November 27, 2018
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