Here’s how the Cabinet Secretaries and their families celebrate the holidays
It’s never a dull moment in Washington during the holiday season — featuring multiple holiday celebrations at the White House itself for lawmakers and Cabinet secretaries. The White House has...
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It’s never a dull moment in Washington during the holiday season — featuring multiple holiday celebrations at the White House itself for lawmakers and Cabinet secretaries. The White House has hosted Christmas parties dating back to 1800 when then-President John Adams and then-first lady Abigail Adams hosted several government officials and their families to celebrate on behalf of their granddaughter, Susanna Boylston Adams, according to the White House Historical Association. Now, government officials make their rounds to celebrate the season — both in their official capacity serving the government and privately with their families. For example, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent attended the White House Congressional Ball in December. First lady Melania Trump hosted the annual event at the White House for Republican and Democratic members of Congress. TRUMP AND FIRST LADY GO ALL BLACK FOR OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT PHOTO President Donald Trump also indicated that other Cabinet members also attended, claiming that "we’ve got them all sort of here" after singling out Rubio and Bessent. However, he refrained from identifying others because "they're not names that are going to get huge applause from this very substantially Democrat audience." Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also kicked off the first-ever Christmas worship service at the Pentagon , featuring American evangelist Franklin Graham, and musicians Anne Wilson and Matthew West. Additionally, Hegseth’s wife, Jen, hosted a Christmas Tea Party for Gold Star families at the Pentagon. A Gold Star Family is the family of a service member who died during active-duty military service. MELANIA TRUMP GIVES UPLIFTING MESSAGE ABOUT SANTA TO YOUNG KIDS AT HOSPITAL Outside of official holiday events in Washington, the secretaries and their families enjoy their own holiday tradition s as well. The White House shared a video Dec. 13 detailing how the secretaries and their fa…