First lady Melania Trump gave her stamp of approval on the White House Christmas Tree at its arrival Monday, saying, “It’s a beautiful tree.”

Three coachmen and a pair of Clydesdales, named Logan and Ben, delivered the tree to the North Lawn driveway, as a military band played “O Christmas Tree.” The first lady, sporting a white coat, red gloves, and heels, inspected it.

“It’s a beautiful tree,” she said after taking a walk around the carriage. She spoke with the coachmen after her quick inspection.

The tree, a Concolor fir, stands more than 20 feet tall. It hails from Korson’s Tree Farms in Sidney, Michigan, which became the first Michigan Christmas tree farm that the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA) has named “Grand Champion Growers” since 1985.

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