Melania Trump’s approach to Christmas is once again under scrutiny. This time, critics accused the First Lady of turning the holiday into a cash grab through the release of a $90 brass ornament unveiled alongside the official 2025 decorations.

The product, named the “American Star,” is part of a six-piece collection launched by the First Lady as part of her now-annual foray into holiday merchandising.

It was quickly labeled “tone-deaf” and “opportunistic” by critics who questioned the sincerity of her holiday efforts in the first place.

That skepticism traces back to a now-infamous audio recording from 2018, released in 2020 by former aide Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.

Melania Trump was labeled “opportunistic” after releasing a $90 brass ornament as part of her holiday merchandising campa

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