Unfortunately, it’s true. I walked past the TV the other night and there was Michelle on the Oprah/Obama “Christmas” special, showing the tree to Oprah. She explained that she found a box of very old ornaments in a WH storage room and had them sent around the country for people to decorate.
I remember one ornament had a peace symbol on it. Pretty disgusting - these ornaments had been in the White House for years - some may be antiques. Their goal obviously was to remove any religious tones to the “holiday” tree... the only thing Christmas like about it was the tree itself.