The holiday season is upon us, and the White House has unveiled its latest addition to the annual Christmas ornament collection: a dazzling tribute to former President Jimmy Carter. The ornament, which commemorates Carter’s legacy, is a hand-painted bauble featuring a tiny solar panel, a bushel of peanuts, and a miniature Habitat for Humanity house that may or may not double as a birdhouse. It’s the most wholesome thing to hit the Christmas tree since your grandma’s DIY popcorn garland.
A Shiny Homage to the ‘Sweater President’
According to a White House spokesperson, the ornament is meant to encapsulate “the spirit of President Carter’s time in office,” which apparently translates to “solar-powered nostalgia.” The design features Carter’s smiling face (mid-peanut harvest) atop a spinning globe—a subtle nod to his environmental policies and the time he got attacked by a rabbit. Yes, the rabbit is included, carefully etched into the backside of the ornament, because no Carter tribute is complete without his most bizarre presidential anecdote.
The ornament is also energy-efficient. “It’s the first White House ornament that charges itself via solar power,” said the designer, proudly pointing to a solar panel no bigger than a postage stamp. “If you hang it near a window, it’ll light up for exactly 11 minutes a day—longer if you don’t live in Michigan.”
Limited Edition Collectibles
This year’s ornament is part of a limited-edition series titled “Presidents Who Probably Didn’t Want a Christmas Ornament in Their Honor.” Buyers can choose from three variations:
The Peanut Presidential Special – A Carter ornament that dispenses tiny peanut-shaped candies (sold separately due to supply chain issues).
Solar Hope – A minimalist bauble featuring Carter installing solar panels on the roof of the White House, while a tiny Reagan figure lurks in the background, ready to rip them down.
The Habitat Holiday House – A fully functional miniature house that doubles as a gingerbread mold. Every purchase donates 25 cents to Habitat for Humanity and $49.75 to shipping fees.
Mixed Reactions from the Public
While many have praised the ornament as a heartwarming tribute to one of America’s kindest presidents, others are less enthused. Critics on social media have already begun roasting the bauble, with one Twitter user writing, “Jimmy Carter? Really? What’s next, a Millard Fillmore menorah?” Another chimed in, “They should’ve made it scratch-and-sniff—peanut butter on one side, malaise on the other.”
Even Carter himself weighed in, issuing a characteristically modest statement: “I’m honored to be remembered this way, though I always thought Christmas ornaments were for the kids.”
A Very Carter Christmas
The White House is marketing the ornament as “a symbol of the warmth, peace, and modesty Carter brought to the presidency.” It’s the perfect gift for the politically obsessed relative in your life, the one who insists on recounting the Iran hostage crisis during Christmas dinner. Or perhaps it’s the ideal tree topper for anyone who has ever uttered the words, “You know, Carter had some good ideas”
So, this holiday season, why settle for a boring star or angel when you can have Jimmy Carter beaming down at your family, a solar-powered testament to peanuts, kindness, and sweaters that were just a little too warm? Merry Christmas, America. Let the peanut jokes roll.
