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First Lady Melania Trump received the official White House Christmas Tree on the North Lawn on Monday morning, briefly inspecting the Michigan-sourced tree that will soon sit in the Blue Room.

Wearing a shin-length ivory Christian Dior coat that displayed her Manolo check pumps and elbow-length red leather gloves, the first lady viewed the tree from a cart pulled by two Clydesdales named Ben and Logan.

“Beautiful tree,” Melania first said. “It will be beautiful,” she then added.

The tree was delivered from Korson’s Tree Farms in Sidney, Michigan– the farm that won the National Christmas Tree Association’s National Tree Contest for 2025. Korson’s Tree Farms is the first Grand Champion from the state of Michigan since 1985, according to the White House.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

President Donald Trump, posting a readout of his "very good" call with President Xi on Monday morning, said he's now accepted an invitation from the Chinese president to visit Beijing in April and that Xi will come to the U.S. for an official state visit later in the year.

"President Xi invited me to visit Beijing in April, which I accepted, and I reciprocated where he will be my guest for a State Visit in the U.S. later in the year. We agreed that it is important that we communicate often, which I look forward to doing," Trump wrote on his social media platform.

Trump said that he spoke about a wide range of topics with Xi on Monday morning, including Ukraine-Russia, fentanyl, soybeans and other farm products.

Trump also said there has been "significant progress on both sides in keeping our agreements current and accurate" since he and Xi met in South Korea in late October-- similar to Xi's readout, according to China's official state-run news agency, Monday morning, that their relationship has "generally remained stable and improved."

--ABC News' Isabella Murray

President Donald Trump and President Xi of China spoke on Monday morning, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

Xinhua, China's official state-run news agency, reported that Xi said after the call that since he and Trump met in South Korea in late October, ties between the U.S. and China have "generally remained stable and improved."

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

Over the weekend, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agency is investing $1 billion in airport security checkpoints around the nation.

"The new technology will include not only X ray technology to scan carry on bags, also checked bags, but also the physical technology that it takes to scan individuals," Noem said at a press conference at Harry Reid Las Vegas International Airport on Saturday. "You've all seen the ATS systems and the scanning technologies. All of those will be implemented, as well as more training into our officers."

Noem also handed out bonuses for TSA officers in both Las Vegas and Minneapolis on Sunday.

The Transportation Security Agency has been focusing on training agents with "hospitality" in addition to security.

"Not just facilitating individuals getting through security checkpoints, but how to help people that may be stressed in that type of a situation, people who may be nervous, flyers, how we can help them cope with that situation, anyone who may be having a mental health struggle, all of those are situations which our security officers face every single day. Is helping individuals feel much more comfortable while we make sure that we're also getting them screened into their flights on time," Noem said of those who might fly during the holidays.

-ABC News' Luke Barr