'Grifter' Melania Trump Gets Blunt Reminder After Awkward New Sales Pitch

Melania Trump resurfaced over the weekend with a new sales pitch for her “passionate collectors” as she unveiled her 2024 Christmas ornament collection.

And it wasn’t long before her critics delivered some blunt reminders about what she said about the holiday when her husband, Donald Trump, was in the White House.

“I’m working like a, my ass off at Christmas stuff,” she said in leaked recordings released by former friend and aide Stephanie Winston Wolkoff in 2020. “You know, who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration, but I need to do it, right?”

Trump was also known for some unusual decorative choices at the White House for the holidays.

Her new “Merry Christmas, AMERICA!” collection features four brass and enamel ornaments ranging from $75 to $90 a pop, or $315 plus tax and shipping for the whole set.

That’s a steep jump from last year’s ornaments, which were sold for $35-$45 each.

One of the ornaments appears to be a slightly reworked version of her Mother’s Day necklace, while another looks similar to a “Vote Freedom” necklace she is also selling.

And like last year’s collection, each ornament comes with “the option of a digital collectible.”

Trump, who has also been promoting her upcoming memoir, said on X that “each unique piece captures the magic of the holiday season.”

Her critics called it yet another grift from the former first family:

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