Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott, better known as the Property Brothers, have become unlikely rivals of former first lady Melania Trump, after it was revealed that the HGTV stars were behind this year’s White House Christmas decorations.

On November 27, current first lady Jill Biden shared a photo on X, formerly Twitter, showing off the decorations for the 2023 holiday season.

The image showed a room at the White House with a humongous Christmas tree at its center, decorated with glittering lights and ornaments with toys at the bottom. Other photos included one of a hallway lined with trees and garlands.

“For this year’s holidays at the White House, our theme is inspired by how children experience this festive season: completely present in the beauty and bounty around them, their senses alight, with hearts open to the ‘Magic, Wonder, and Joy’ of the season,” the wife of President Joe Biden captioned the upload.

Two weeks after the big unveiling, the decorations became a talking point again on social media, when HGTV posted photos on Instagram of the White House decorations and tagged the Scott brothers.

“This year’s whimsical #WhiteHouseChristmas decorations were unmatched,” a caption read alongside a carousel of images that started with the Scott brothers standing outside the White House with a bare Christmas tree.

Included in the collection of photos were images of the colorful and eye-catching decorations decking the halls of the White House, which quickly led a number of Instagram users to compare the brothers’ style to that of Trump.

“Melania’s will always be better,” wrote one, while another said: “Nothing beats Melania’s trees!”

“Not better than @melaniatrump Christmas decorations,” another commented.

One Trump supporter sparked debate when they said that the Scott brothers’ decorations were “very nice but nothing as elegant as Melania’s.”

“Elegant? You mean ‘cold and impersonal,'” one person responded, while another hit back: “That’s really hilarious.. must be sarcasm.”

“Are you joking?? Blood red trees?” said another, referring to the red topiary trees used to decorate the White House in 2018. At the time, critics suggested they looked like the capes from The Handmaid’s Tale, the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel.

Amid the detractors’ comments, a number of other Instagram users defended the decorations, with one writing: “I love how the First Lady wanted to capture the magical vision of children. Wonderful.”

Taking aim at the critics, another said: “It absolutely amazes me how many people there are who will take any and every opportunity to make ugly hateful remarks. It’s Christmas, such a wonderful religious holiday. Would it be beyond your ability to be kind?”

“Beautiful.. just like the First Family,” another commented. “Ignore the Trumpers.. they can’t handle class, morality, or the art of knowing when to scroll and not troll.. Deplorable was ALWAYS too kind.. the dregs of society NOT harsh enough.”

Newsweek has contacted a representative of the Scott brothers for comment.

Trump, who is married to former President Donald Trump, has faced continued criticism over a years-old secret recording of her saying “Who gives a f*** about Christmas stuff?” The recording of the former model featured her complaining about decorating the White House and was released in 2020.

“Give me a f****** break. I’m working like a—my a** off at Christmas stuff that, you know, who gives a f*** about Christmas stuff and decorations?” she said during a conversation about media criticism of her. “But I need to do it, right? Correct?”

The recording was released in October 2020 by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former friend and aide who wrote a book called Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady.

The conversation between the two women had reportedly taken place in June 2018, after Trump had visited an immigration detention facility in Texas—and been criticized for wearing a jacket with the slogan “I really don’t care, do U?”

Melania Trump said on the tape that she was accused of not doing enough in her role and added: “OK, and then I do it. And I say that I’m working on Christmas, planning for Christmas. And they said, ‘Ooh what about the children, that they were separated?’ Give me a f****** break. Were they were saying anything when [former President Barack] Obama did that?”

In a statement issued after the release of the tape, Trump said her comment was taken “out of context” and dismissed Wolkoff’s book as “idle gossip trying to distort my character.”

Stephanie Grisham, then the first lady’s chief of staff, said: “Secretly taping the first lady and willfully breaking an NDA [non-disclosure agreement] to publish a salacious book is a clear attempt at relevance. The timing of this continues to be suspect—as does this never-ending exercise in self-pity and narcissism.”

In a 2021 speech in Dallas, Donald Trump hit out at critics of his wife’s displays. “She would make the most beautiful Christmas decorations,” he said. “And I remember she made these magnificent red trees, and the media said, ‘Oh, that’s terrible.’ I said, ‘Honey, next time, try white.’

“She made magnificent—remember, the most beautiful you’ve ever seen—white trees. And they said, ‘Oh, that’s terrible.’ I said, the next time, ‘Let’s do it more traditional. Let’s go with green.’

“We went with beautiful green trees, and they said, ‘Why wouldn’t you make them white like they used to be?’ But I’ll tell you what, she’s loved all over, and she’s got a tremendous heart, and she says hello.”