The White House released First Lady Melania Trump’s theme for the holiday season yesterday, and it inspired viewers to reflect on the debacle of 2023 and the major bullet our country dodged last November.
The first lady teamed up with her longtime designer and stylist Hervé Pierre to bring an elegant, traditional look to the White House, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-transforms-white-house-for-christmas-with-ten-thousand-butterflies?author=Brecca+Stoll&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=11&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Melania+Transforms+White+House+For+Christmas+With+Ten+Thousand+Butterflies">reported</a>. This stands in stark contrast to the “woke clowns” that Jill Biden showcased while her husband was still in office in December 2023.
Melania Trump’s theme for 2025, “Home Is Where the Heart Is,” features 10,000 blue butterflies. Many social media users have juxtaposed the classy promo video just released by the White House with the frenetic, colorful chaos from Biden&#8217;s Christmas video two years ago.
“There’s no comparison between the Biden White House and the Trump White House Christmas,” one commenter <a href="https://x.com/Sassafrass_84/status/1995529566580855075">posted</a> on X. “Melania is pure class. Love my Flotus.”
“A return to elegance at the White House,” another <a href="https://x.com/T_Q_Gardner/status/1995559798100857262">said</a>.
“Flashback: Jill Biden made a mocked Christmas by featuring woke clowns in her Christmas decorations! Just announced: We&#8217;re so back!!!” another user <a href="https://x.com/Huberton/status/1995537729270988802?s=20">added</a>.
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First Lady Melania Trump has released a video for this year’s Christmas at the White House: &#8220;Home is Where the Heart Is.&#8221;
Flashback: Jill Biden made a mocked Christmas by featuring woke clowns in her Christmas decorations!
Just announced: We&#8217;re so back!!! 🇺🇸✝️ <a href="https://t.co/U0pXkVX65Y">pic.twitter.com/U0pXkVX65Y</a>
— AJ Huber (@Huberton) <a href="https://twitter.com/Huberton/status/1995537729270988802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I love Melania Trump, and her impeccable taste! Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas,&#8221; another user <a href="https://x.com/MaryandBessie/status/1995531044846784612">gushed</a>.
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At the time, Biden’s holiday decorations were dubbed “bizarre,” “freaky,” and “cringey.” The Dorrance Dance group website also encouraged support of organizations like Black Lives Matter and advocated for a group called “Showing Up For Racial Justice” that “moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice,” as The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-blasted-for-bizarre-freaky-christmas-video">reported</a> at the time.
Some commenters pointed out that if Kamala Harris had won in 2024, the White House Christmas decor would more closely resemble 2023, in all likelihood.

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Melania Praised For ‘Impeccable’ White House Christmas Decorations After Biden’s ‘Woke Clowns’

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Target is being raked across the coals following a botched Black Friday giveaway that was overhyped and underwhelming.
The retailer attempted to lure shoppers into the store ahead of the biggest shopping day of the year by promising the first 100 people in line early Friday morning “a limited edition iridescent holiday tote filled with fun giveaways.” In addition, ten randomly selected people at each store could win grand prizes including a Laifen hair dryer, a Ninja slushie machine, Beats headphones, and a $100 Target gift card, among other items.
People started posting on social media about being camped out overnight in the freezing cold despite the rules clearly stating that no one was allowed to line up until 4 a.m. at the earliest. After the event, many customers complained about poor enforcement for line jumpers.
But in the end, it didn’t matter much because almost everyone expressed their frustration at the contents of the swag bags. The oversized tote wasn’t “stuffed” – instead, it had a few cheap items that inspired most recipients to deem the entire thing a waste of time and energy.
Most photos posted by shoppers who scored the giveaway showed similar contents, including a pack of UNO cards, a miniature Gemz shampoo package, a small bag of Nerds candy, an Elf cosmetic product, and a variety pack of LMNT electrolyte water supplements. The small items looked tiny in the oversized tote bag.
There was a plethora of negative comments, video reactions, and spoof videos across all social media platforms.
“Thanks @Target for the most pathetic black friday swag bag imaginable,” one X user wrote alongside a photo of the giveaway items.
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thanks <a href="https://twitter.com/Target?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Target</a> for the most pathetic black friday swag bag imaginable <a href="https://t.co/8vZXfqdrQ5">pic.twitter.com/8vZXfqdrQ5</a>
— batt (@tasteochaos) <a href="https://twitter.com/tasteochaos/status/1994369632141218089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“You advertise that the first hundred people in line would get swag bags filled with goodies… And this is what you came up with? Pretty ridiculous and disappointing,” another commenter <a href="https://x.com/NoExcusesJFDI/status/1994456688582430893">agreed</a>.
“Waited hours for those ‘swag bags’ just to get… this? What a freaking joke. Y’all hyped it up like it was Christmas morning and handed us a bag of nothing. Guess I’ll go play Uno with everyone else who got played today. Absolute scam-level disappointment,” <a href="https://x.com/AbbeyDry9472/status/1994540069336883549">echoed</a> a third.
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The bad PR comes at a terrible time for the retail giant, as the CEO just stepped down in August amid <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-ceo-steps-down-as-sales-plummet-and-boycotts-from-both-sides-continue?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Target+CEO+Steps+Down+As+Sales+Plummet+And+Boycotts+From+Both+Sides+Continue">declining sales</a> and boycotts from both sides of the political aisle.
Black Friday shoppers had praise for a different retailer handing out swag bags, saying the giveaway at Lowe’s put Target to shame. The home improvement retailer handed out swag to the first 50 customers in line at their stores, and the offerings were much more substantial.
Those customers received a five-gallon bucket filled with various building and home improvement items including a drill bit set, a bucket-shaped coffee mug, Magic Erasers, WD-40, and a keychain. Several lucky shoppers also received a &#8220;golden ticket&#8221; with a coupon for a free appliance worth up to $2,000.
Target did not immediately return The Daily Wire&#8217;s request for comment.

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‘Scam-Level Disappointment’: Target Blasted For ‘Pathetic’ Black Friday Giveaway

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD—In a warm show of support to military families ahead of the Christmas holiday, First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance spent Monday afternoon visiting with military families and crafting care packages for deployed service members.
&#8220;May this Christmas bring peace to your homes, safety to those who are deployed, and gratitude in the hearts of every American who thanks you for your service and sacrifice,&#8221; the first lady told the gathered guests.
Trump and Vance joined organizers with the American Red Cross at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the base where Trump administration officials, the vice president, and the president himself fly out of on Air Force One, Air Force Two, or other presidential aircraft around the world. The base is home to 26,000 joint military and civilian personnel and their families and is made up of every service component.
<div id="attachment_1008205" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-trump-usha-vance-honor-military-families-deployed-troops-with-care-packages/first-lady-melania-trump-hosts-american-red-cross-holiday-care-package-event-with-military-spouses-3" rel="attachment wp-att-1008205"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1008205" class="wp-image-1008205 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND &#8211; DECEMBER 01: First lady Melania Trump (2nd R) helps make Red Cross holiday care packages during an event inside a hangar on December 1, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</div>
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<div class="segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer" role="button" aria-label="28 seconds I'm also particularly grateful to be">&#8220;I always look forward to returning to America&#8217;s airfield and to the incredible community that supports its mission,&#8221; Usha Vance said with a smile, as she delivered brief remarks and introduced the first lady.  &#8220;JD and I are inspired every time we fly by your care and professionalism and are deeply grateful for your service.&#8221;</div>
During Monday&#8217;s event, Trump and Vance created care packages for deployed service members and wrote cards to these deployed troops. They laughed and chatted with military spouses, and they offered a message to those present: their sacrifice does not go unnoticed.
&#8220;Today, we are surrounded by people whose strength is often quiet, but always powerful,&#8221; the first lady said in prepared remarks as the event began. &#8220;We speak regularly of the bravery of our service members—and we should. But we must also illuminate the bravery of those who walk beside them. The spouses who carry the weight of family life on top of their own dreams.&#8221;
&#8220;Your lives require a resilience that few outside the military can understand,&#8221; Trump told the military families. &#8220;Moves that take you across the country, and around the world. Holidays spent with an empty chair at the table. Milestones celebrated over a screen because the person you love is thousands of miles away.&#8221;
The first lady praised the families of service members for standing strong throughout the hardships that military families must endure.
<div id="attachment_1008207" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-trump-usha-vance-honor-military-families-deployed-troops-with-care-packages/first-lady-melania-trump-hosts-american-red-cross-holiday-care-package-event-with-military-spouses-4" rel="attachment wp-att-1008207"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1008207" class="wp-image-1008207 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND &#8211; DECEMBER 01: First lady Melania Trump (R) and second lady Usha Vance (L) speak as they write cards during a Red Cross holiday care package event inside a hangar on December 1, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</div>
&#8220;Through every transition, every deployment, every homecoming,&#8221; she said, &#8220;you continue to show grace, determination, and unbreakable spirit. You keep life steady for your children. You manage homes, careers, finances, and schedules … all while giving comfort to your family. You carry this extra responsibility, because you love someone who has sworn to serve.&#8221;
Trump pushed those present to also take care of themselves, arguing that their well-being is &#8220;vital — not just for your families, but for your own future.&#8221;
&#8220;Your journey matters,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Your voice matters. And your strength continues to inspire us all.&#8221;
FLOTUS and Vance were joined at the event by a number of the spouses of Trump&#8217;s cabinet secretaries: Jennifer Rauchet, spouse of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Kathryn Burgum, spouse of Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Cheryl Hines, spouse of HHS Secretary RFK Jr., Liz Wright, spouse of Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Lisa Collins, spouse of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins, and Marlo Greer, spouse of the United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
<div id="attachment_1008209" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-trump-usha-vance-honor-military-families-deployed-troops-with-care-packages/first-lady-melania-trump-hosts-american-red-cross-holiday-care-package-event-with-military-spouses-5" rel="attachment wp-att-1008209"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1008209" class="wp-image-1008209 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>Jennifer Rauchet (C), the wife of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, participates in a Red Cross holiday care package event inside a hangar on December 1, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</div>
As the first and second ladies chatted with guests and wrote holiday cards for deployed troops, soft Christmas jazz played, and those gathered snacked on hot cocoa and cookies.
&#8220;Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!&#8221; Trump wrote on one card shown to the press. &#8220;Thank you for your service, our nation is proud of you! Warm wishes, Melania Trump.”
Red Cross Organizers at Monday&#8217;s event said that they planned to make 700 care packages total, packages that would include Rice Krispies, hydration packs, Slim Jims, tissues, peanuts, granola bars, popcorn packets, and handwritten notes.
&#8220;Every package built here today is built with American values,&#8221; Trump noted. &#8220;Each represents liberty, love, community, and honor. Each is delivered with heart and love. The foundation of our great nation.&#8221;
Usha Vance similarly described the packages as &#8220;part of a proud and enduring tradition.&#8221;
&#8220;The Red Cross began distributing these packages during World War I and has continued that work ever since,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;Each year, more than 220,000 active duty and veteran families also receive Red Cross assistance wherever they are, whenever they need it. It&#8217;s an honor to contribute to that legacy of service today. As we enter the holiday season, may we be reminded of our shared responsibility for our communities, our neighbors, and our nation, and may we continue to lift up those who serve and sacrifice for our country.&#8221;

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Melania Trump, Usha Vance Honor Military Families, Deployed Troops With Care Packages

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Americans unwrapped an early present this morning when the White House unveiled its highly anticipated 2025 Christmas theme: Home Is Where The Heart Is. First Lady Melania Trump enlisted her longtime designer and stylist, Hervé Pierre, to bring the holiday spirit to the People’s House with elegance and flair.
True to the “Trump 2.0” motto of transformation, the 2025 display features 10,000 blue butterflies in the Red Room and halls of the White House. “The striking color combination coupled with the butterflies&#8217; symbolic meaning of transformation and renewal capture the essence of Christmas,” Trump said in a statement from her office.
Staying true to tradition, the first lady selected wreaths with red bows for the White House windows and oversaw the installation of 50 Christmas trees, 700 feet of garland, and 25,000 feet of ribbon to transform the historic residence for the holiday season.
Melania Trump said her inspiration came from the joys, challenges, and frequent motion derived from motherhood and business. “The constant movement has taught me that home is not merely a physical space; rather, it is the warmth and comfort I carry within, regardless of my surroundings.” She added that the display reflects the idea that “wherever we are, we can create a home filled with grace, radiance, and endless possibilities.”
That sentiment is especially embodied in the Blue Room, where the official White House Christmas tree honors Gold Star families. The 18-foot Concolor Fir from Sidney, Michigan, is adorned with gold stars and ornaments representing the official bird and official flower of every U.S. state and territory, paying tribute to “the resilience, bravery, and sacrifice of military personnel and their families.”
Hinting at a future celebration, the East Room showcases trees with bases marked with “America 250.” The trees are donned with decorations in America’s red, white, and blue to “accentuate the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Nation.” National symbols including eagles, the Great Seal, roses, and oak cover the tree. The room includes two Presidential Portraits made up of puzzle pieces, offering visiting families “the chance to be challenged … and use their imagination together.”
Christmas 2025 marks Melania Trump’s fifth time decorating the White House, a tradition that dates back to Jacqueline Kennedy. Known for her elegant style, Melania has drawn parallels to the iconic first lady. Vanity Fair dubbed her “<a href="https://people.com/politics/melania-trump-vanity-fair-mexico-next-jackie-kennedy/">the new Jackie Kennedy</a>” in 2017.
Kennedy <a href="https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/jacqueline-kennedy-refines-the-season-photo-2">started the tradition</a> of selecting a theme for the official White House Christmas tree in 1961, when she adorned the tree with ornamental toys, birds, and angels modeled after Petr Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” ballet. In the North Entrance, she decorated the Christmas tree with ornaments made by disabled or senior citizen craftspeople in the United States.
Trump hopes that as Americans explore the historic residence this holiday season, the 2025 decorations will serve as a reminder that “the strength of our Nation is found in its people—in our shared values, valued traditions, and the steadfast belief that home is where the heart is.”

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During a time when so much of American culture is busy downplaying tradition, more families are embracing it, and they’re using their olfactory senses to take decorating to the next level.
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With the advent of internet shopping, the Black Friday landscape has certainly changed dramatically. Instead of risking life and limb to enter the Hunger Games of holiday shopping — often before you&#8217;ve fully digested your Thanksgiving dinner — gifts arrive on your doorstep in days with just a few clicks.
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Larger-than-usual crowds — fueled by too much coffee, too little sleep, and the promise of a slightly cheaper video game console — increase the risk of injury. The crush of the crowd pushing to get in as soon as doors open can lead to scrapes and bruises — and in extreme cases, people have been trampled to death. In fact, a website called <a href="https://blackfridaydeathcount.com">Black Friday Death Count</a> tracked 17 deaths and 125 injuries that took place either during or in close proximity to Black Friday sales between 2010 and 2021.
In theory, we&#8217;ve come a long way from the fistfights and near riots as parents scrambled to get their hands on the must-have Cabbage Patch dolls in 1983 &#8230;
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In 1996, shoppers who had clearly learned nothing from the Cabbage Patch riots went crazy over Tickle-Me-Elmo. Originally $29, the doll quickly hit a black market price of near $1,000. When some 300 customers lined up outside a Walmart — all hoping to get their hands on one of 48 Elmos — an employee was trampled and had to be taken to a hospital for treatment.
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In 1998, shoppers rioted over Furbies — tiny talking toys that looked like a cross between a baby owl and a Mogwai. In addition to being nearly impossible to find, the toys routinely caused additional headaches when they would not turn off. Still, desperate shoppers turned to the black market and paid far above the original list price of $30-35 to dealers who bought and resold the hot item for hundreds of dollars.
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There are plenty of reasons to criticize Gen Z.
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This group is also at the forefront of turning away from thoughtless gift cards and corporate-branded clutter that’s been dominating holiday gift cycles for years. This season, a new wave of holiday shoppers, led by Gen Z, are trying something different.
What they’re choosing could mean a culture headed in the right direction.
According to new <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/beyond-generic-why-gen-z-190006375.html">survey findings</a>, more than 38% of Gen Z “gravitates toward gifts and interactions that carry emotional weight, favoring customized experiences and personal touches over standardized offerings.”
In other words: Gen Z wants gifts with identity, including items that reflect a person’s values, humor, beliefs, and personality. They’re sick of throwaway gadgets that will get tossed in the trash in six months.
McKinsey research partner Bo Finneman said, &#8220;They&#8217;re looking beyond tangible products and actually trying to understand what it is that makes the company tick. What&#8217;s its mission? What&#8217;s its purpose? And what is it actually trying to build for us as a society?&#8221;
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The saying goes &#8220;you can&#8217;t buy class,&#8221; and that&#8217;s true for the 13,800 unruly airline passengers who have been reported by the Federal Aviation Administration since 2021.
The Trump administration wants to bring &#8220;civility&#8221; back to air travel through their &#8220;The Golden Age Of Travel Starts With You&#8221; campaign. One way they offer pertains to passenger attire.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants travelers to ask themselves: are you dressing with respect?
&#8220;People dress up like they&#8217;re going to bed when they fly,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/1991334266974658936?s=20">Duffy said</a>. &#8220;We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up.&#8221;
In the campaign video released by the U.S. Department of Transportation, passengers are shown from previous decades flying in business suits and dresses, before showing the modern day jet setter in pajamas, sweatpants, and in some cases even bare feet. The passengers from the past showed courtesy, while the present-day passengers were seen fighting with each other on the plane.
&#8220;Things aren&#8217;t what they used to be,&#8221; Duffy said. &#8220;Let&#8217;s bring civility and manners back.&#8221;
Duffy has a checklist of questions he said will help put friendliness back in the skies.
1. &#8220;Are you helping a pregnant woman put her bag in the overhead bin?&#8221;
2. &#8220;Are you dressing with respect?&#8221;
3. &#8220;Are you keeping control of your children?&#8221;
4. &#8220;Are you saying &#8216;thank you&#8217; to your flight attendants and pilots?&#8221;
5. &#8220;Are you saying &#8216;please&#8217; and &#8216;thank you&#8217; in general?&#8221;
To put it simply, Duffy said &#8220;manners don&#8217;t stop at the gate.&#8221;
But research shows &#8220;class&#8221; is only being used as a seating designation instead of a character trait.
In-flight outbursts have seen a 400% increase since 2019, according to the FAA. These can range from disrupting the peace to violence.
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In 2021 alone, the FAA reported 5,973 unruly passengers. The return to the skies post-COVID saw the most chaos with six times the amount of unruly passengers in 2021 versus 2020. In 2024, the amount of uncontrollable passengers was double what was reported in 2019.
&#8220;The campaign is intended to jumpstart a nationwide conversation around how we can all restore courtesy and class to air travel,&#8221; the DOT announcement said. &#8220;This won’t just make the travel experience better for the flying public – it will ensure the safety of passengers, gate workers, flight attendants, and pilots.&#8221;
Duffy is eager to improve the flying experience during its busiest time of the year. AAA projected 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Thanksgiving holiday this year from November 25 to December 1.
&#8220;Let’s be merry this holiday season as we fly!&#8221; Duffy said. &#8220;Dress up to go to the airport, help a stranger out, and be in a good mood. We can bring civility back, it’s as easy as that!&#8221;

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Thanksgiving and Christmas offer people a great time to travel, spend time with family, and take a brief break from the normal rhythm of life. But the season can also increase stress for millions of people as they try to plan the perfect holiday and buy the best gifts.
A <a href="https://www.psychiatry.org/News-room/News-Releases/Americans-More-Anxious-About-the-Holidays">study</a> from the American Psychiatric Association released on November 18 found that Americans are growing more stressed about the holidays. According to the study, 41% of U.S. adults are experiencing more stress related to the holidays this year than they did last year year. Forty-eight percent of those experiencing stress around the holidays linked their stress to grieving a lost loved one. Following close behind that reason was stress about affording holiday gifts (46%). 
The American Psychiatric Association’s 2025 study was the fifth straight year that the group looked into holiday stress, and in each study, it has found that people stress the most about affording gifts and holiday meals. 
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The Holidays Are Back — And So Is Holiday Stress

Despite Congress nearing a deal to end the government shutdown, air traffic issues are likely to continue to impact the American people after the shutdown comes to an end — especially those who plan on traveling for the holidays and those who want to order their Christmas gifts online.
Thousands of flights have already been delayed or outright canceled — and the issues are affecting package deliveries as well as passenger travel. The ripple effect could last for days beyond the end of the shutdown.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pointed out that it was not just human cargo being delayed or rerouted as flights were delayed and canceled — but also actual cargo. And as the holiday season approaches — and people ship millions of packages across the country and around the world — those packages are also likely to face delays.
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Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent warns of the government shutdown’s impact on the economy leading into the holidays: “Cargo and people are both being slowed down.” <a href="https://t.co/fthuOU6ymG">https://t.co/fthuOU6ymG</a> <a href="https://t.co/P9diiuspqd">pic.twitter.com/P9diiuspqd</a>
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; host Jake Tapper that if a deal wasn&#8217;t reached, air travel would quickly &#8220;be reduced to a trickle&#8221; — just as some of the biggest travel days of the year approached.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells CNN’s Jake Tapper travel disruptions are “only going to get worse” and that “you&#8217;re going to see air travel be reduced to a trickle” if the shutdown continues. <a href="https://t.co/blCpBtdDHH">pic.twitter.com/blCpBtdDHH</a>
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When asked how many Americans might find themselves grounded for the holiday, Duffy was clear: &#8220;I think the number is going to be substantial.&#8221;
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Duffy on how many Americans won’t be able to travel for Thanksgiving due to air traffic controller shortages: “I think the number is going to be substantial.” <a href="https://t.co/7ILl4NX4lQ">pic.twitter.com/7ILl4NX4lQ</a>
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Duffy went on to explain that the flight cancellations were based on only one criterion: safety. &#8220;This is not political. This is strictly safety. And I&#8217;m doing what I can in a mess that Democrats have put on my lap. And now I&#8217;m trying to keep the American people safe and keep airplanes flying,&#8221; he said.
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Duffy on flight cancellations: “This is not political. This is strictly safety. And I&#8217;m doing what I can in a mess that Democrats have put on my lap. And now I&#8217;m trying to keep the American people safe and keep airplanes flying.” <a href="https://t.co/9WVyl4w8Ek">pic.twitter.com/9WVyl4w8Ek</a>
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Depending on who you ask, there are anywhere from seven to 20 different basic plots into which every story ever told fits. Kelsey Grammer thinks there may only be two or three — and one that matters more than the others.
“The reason we love the stories that we have about a central figure who is lost and then is found, that is basically a retelling of the Jesus story over and over again,” the actor told The Daily Wire in a recent interview.
“It’s always about sacrifice, about someone giving of themselves to save somebody else,” Grammer said. “These are the things we aspire to and are also drawn to, because they remind us that we have a purpose,” he said, “and it’s to have a relationship with God, and with one another.”
&#8220;Frasier&#8221; — the hit show in which Grammer played the titular character for 11 seasons, 13 if you count a recent reboot — is one of these stories, he says. The &#8220;Cheers&#8221; spinoff ultimately focused on a group of “people who loved each other who worked through our differences to get to the place where we realigned.”
So too is Grammer’s latest project. “Karen Kingsbury’s The Christmas Ring,” in theaters nationwide, tells the story of a military widow on a quest to find her family’s long-lost ring, an heirloom whose tale begins on D-Day. Along the way, she meets and falls in love with an antiques dealer. Grammer plays the dealer’s father, Howard, a lovable widower who, it turns out, may hold the key to the mystery of the ring.
The movie, Grammer says, “is not a reinvention of the wheel.” It’s “not a movie that’s going to change the world,” but a movie to remind us that “the world is actually okay.”
“It’s a romantic comedy, basically, about loss and love and finding new love and redemption and forgiveness and generosity, sacrifice, the things that come along for the ride when you celebrate the Christmas season.”
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But formulaic doesn’t mean bad, as Grammer is quick to point out. After all, we tell the same story each year on Christmas — the greatest story ever told.
“Into a world of Roman rule and infanticide and crucifixion, basically, God sent a baby to be cared for by humans, that we would discover our humanity,” Grammer says. “And that’s a pretty remarkable thing, and that story gets repeated every Christmas.”
“The Jesus story is, you know, always about finding love.”
Grammer is clearly happy to play roles in faith-forward movies. But he isn’t seeking them out exclusively — he reprises his role as the X-Man Beast in the forthcoming “Avengers” movie, he points out — nor is he trying to make some grand public pronouncement of his beliefs.
“I’m not a big proselytizer,” he says. “I’m not going to deny that I have faith and I’m a follower of Jesus, but I don’t walk around saying I’m gonna pray for you today.”
“But I say the Lord’s Prayer every night before I go to bed,” he adds. “My kids say it with me, and we try to walk towards God, towards a sense of faith, towards a higher purpose and a higher power, all these things that define your life by virtue of something outside of you.”
Grammer says he “was a Bible nerd” growing up, and while he “wasn’t a part of a church,” he “always thought” he “had a relationship with Jesus, in some way.”
The pull he’s felt throughout his life he now thinks others are feeling across the country.
“There is a movement back towards the idea that we live by faith and we are destined to do so,” he says. Even Hollywood “is catching on to the fact that there are maybe people like that who are willing to pay for a ticket, too.”
And while Grammer acknowledges that “not everybody” shares his beliefs, he’s quick to note that “even the ones who are on the other side reviling this sort of spiritual awakening” are still “our brothers and sisters.”
He hopes, though, that those on the other side of the road find their way to where he’s standing.
“It’s a real thing,” he says of America’s spiritual awakening. “And you can hate it or you can have the grace to go along with it.”
Faith, hope, and love. As a Bible nerd, Kelsey Grammer must realize these are the three things he’s mentioned most in our interview. St. Paul tells us that the greatest of these is love. And, while Grammer surely has no interest in rejiggering that order, it’s faith that he keeps coming back to — or at least what he speaks most eloquently about.
“We graduate into our humanity by the faith we carry,” he says, “And our belief in that is what unites us. Not human behavior — human behavior’s always going to let you down. But it’s God that teaches us to forgive that.”

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