White House Unveils The Trump 2018 Official Christmas Portrait

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are front and center for their 2018 Official Christmas Portrait, the White House revealed through a press release early morning of Dec. 18. The festive shot, which was actually taken three days earlier on Dec. 15, has become a beloved U.S. holiday tradition dating all the way back to the early 1930s with the Roosevelt administration.

The portrait, which was photographed by official White House photographer Andrea Hanks, shows the nation's president and first lady surrounded by larger-than-life Christmas trees in Cross Hall. The president and the first lady, who is dressed in a white Celine design, hold hands as they smile for the camera.

Earlier this month, the White House received backlash for their Christmas decorations after Mrs. Trump revealed stoic blood red topiary trees lining one of the main halls, instead of traditional green pine.

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are seen in their Official Christmas Portrait on Saturday, December 15, 2018, in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Vice President Mike Pence also got the holiday portrait treatment, as wife Karen Pence tweeted out their official Christmas photo shortly after.

White House photo by Andrea Hanks