The War on Christmas rages on. And the latest attack has come from within our very own White House!
Ivanka Trump has come under fire for rebelling against her father by using the secular phrase “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” on her Twitter profile this week.
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Yesterday, the first daughter tweeted a photo of herself alongside two other women in front of a Christmas tree with the caption “Happy Holidays.”
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Happy Holidays! ? pic.twitter.com/XLBj2zg2Ql
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) December 12, 2017
One of Donald Trump‘s biggest campaign promises was that he would force people to say “Merry Christmas” again.
Speaking to a crowd at Liberty University in January 2016, then candidate Trump asked the auditorium, “When was the last time you saw ‘Merry Christmas’? You don’t see it anymore! They want to be politically correct. If I’m president, you will see ‘Merry Christmas’ in department stores, believe me. Believe me.”
Ivanka’s tweet yesterday immediately sparked an cannonade of holiday hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth, with many people scolding her for defying her father’s wishes.
The war on Christmas begins! Ivanka casts the first stone.
— Paradigmeyes (@paradigmeyes) December 12, 2017
WE DONT SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! WE SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! YOUR DADDY BROUGHT IT BACK!
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) December 12, 2017
Didn’t you get the memo there are no more holidays just Christmas
— Habib (@LHabib95) December 12, 2017
— JayRnLa (@JayRnLa) December 12, 2017
Careful, now. The Merry Christmas police will get you.
— Rebekah Sanderlin (@rsanderlin) December 12, 2017
Your dad didn’t bring “Merry Christmas” back so you can tweet “Happy Holidays.”
— ew? ??szub? (@kashoobs) December 12, 2017
IN AMERICA WE SAY "MERRY CHRISTMAS"!
Your father said so!
My husband is from England and had always said "Happy Christmas" but he can't anymore because he lives in America!
Even though it's Hanukkah, we now have to say Merry Christmas because your father "saved" Christmas ?
— ???The Borg Queen??? (@The_Borg_Queen_) December 12, 2017
Your daddy is gonna give you a spanking! pic.twitter.com/ayzTOBz1H1
— The Hurricane ? (@Miduswell) December 12, 2017
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1EqualityUSA
This is why January 2 is my favorite day of the year, a whole year to go before these Holidaze come around again. Trump will give dog whistles away for stocking-stuffers. On a lighter note, why were Santa’s pants down? He knew the snow-blower would be around soon. Merry, happy, and all of that. Jaaaaaannnnnnnuary 2nd is around the corner!
Brian S
January 5th is Epiphany (the 12th Day of Christmas), so it really doesn’t end until January 6.
1EqualityUSA
Why do you do these things to me, Brian S? oof! At least Drummer boy and HerecomesSantaClaus take a rest.
chicago69
Doesn’t it work better with “Frosty the Snowman” than with “Santa”?
1EqualityUSA
Hilarious. Yes. Wow. I’m no good for anything but cleaning today!
DCguy
I see Ivanka is desperately trying to do anything to save her brand. Her P.R. will do things that don’t matter, don’t change anything, in addition to “leaking out” that Ivanka didn’t like this policy or was opposed to that policy.
The fact is she is fully supportive of her Father and always has been. Her brand getting dumped form multiple retail chains may have caused her to rethink a bit, but she is basically Donald with better hair.
ryuichi
Who cares? There are thousands of more important problems with our current federal administration. Focus, people.
1EqualityUSA
His dog-whistles to his based must be called out. This dip-wad is a white supremacist? Wow, now, if he’s the cream of the crop we humans have a heapin’ helpin’ o’ hurt. Roy Moore? Really, GOP? Are you that off? You had better close more DMV’s in ‘certain neighborhoods’ and cut back on the voting shacks again. 2018 is on the horizon. Gerry Mander for Prez!
DCguy
In other words, “Please ignore everything bad that’s going on”
Heywood Jablowme
Ivanka is a Jewish convert and she no longer believes in Jesus or Santa, so she gets a pass. This won’t make for any awkward pillow talk next time Daddy fks her. (Jared will be in the next room solving all the problems of the Middle East.) Merry Xmas, everyone!
dwes09
Unfortunately that image of Trump shtuping his daughter while faux-Orthodox Jew (they are most certainly not orthodox as the press likes to label them) Jared puzzles through Middle East peace (especially now that his father-in-law has assured it will not come) is now burned into my brain!
Merry Xmas indeed!
DCguy
The hilarious part is that Ivanka found some guy that the family thought was rich and married for the money. Turns out Kushner made a bad deal and his family is in a billion dollars in debt and headed for bankruptcy.
deppa
Even though I’m not a fan of any Trump, I actually think Ivanka is not all that bad. I think she tries to think on her own and for that I give her credit.
GayEGO
Tee Hee. Trump just lost twice, he supported and lost Luther Strange when Roy Moore won, and now he lost Roy Moore when Doug Jones won. What does Donnie say: “I was right! I know Roy Moore would not win!”. Donnie cannot admit to losing and he will blame Congress when his tax bill fails because he claims he needed Roy Moore to pass his tax bill.