First lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power FBI director casts doubt on concerns over mail-in voting fraud Trump: 'We could hardly hear' boos, chanting at Supreme Court MORE tweeted about planning for Christmas decorations in the White House during former special counsel highly anticipated Robert Muller’s testimony before Congress Wednesday.

#Christmas planning has begun in the East Wing at the @WhiteHouse. I'm looking forward to sharing our final vision for this unique tradition in the coming months. pic.twitter.com/oxt6Bdggcl — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) July 24, 2019

Twitter users were quick to ridicule the timing of the first lady’s tweets.

Melania, dear, a few things to think about:



(1) Christmas is five months away.

(2) Maybe you should be focusing on the Mueller hearing and its implications for your husband.

(3) All those people in cages with no soap or medical care might be a tad more relevant right now. — Ahab (@Ahab_Of_Gilead) July 24, 2019

Melania Trump just announced that Christmas event planning is is now under way in the East Wing. It is a crime that @nbcsnl is a rerun this weekend. #MuellerReport — Michael Golden (@MG_GoldenMean) July 24, 2019

You know it's July, right? — Robert Müller (@Sushifish23) July 24, 2019

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Trump raised eyebrows by sharing the tweet at 11:55 a.m., just as Mueller was defending his team’s objectivity in investigating President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE on allegations of obstruction of justice.

A few minutes later, he declined to discuss impeachment charges against Trump, saying that he would not “talk about that issue” with lawmakers.

Muller answered questions from lawmakers on the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees for more than seven hours Wednesday about his investigation into Russian interference in 2016 and the Trump campaign’s contacts with Moscow.