The Haunted Christmas White House

The Haunted Christmas White House

Author: Political Humor Today's News / Caloroga Shark Media December 5, 2025 Duration: 5:10
From Washington DC where it’s not only the weather that’s frightful, this is Ballot. Melania’s Christmas décor goes full Tim Burton with mugshot LEGOs, butterfly swarms, and candelabras fit for a haunted mansion. Portland lights “the tree” — carefully avoiding the word Christmas — amid chants, land acknowledgments, and performance-art politics. And in New York, the city’s Christmas tree titans wage a turf war straight out of The Sopranos. Turns out holiday cheer comes with muscle.

Come for the sass, stay for the sanity—and blame the A.I. for the jokes that don’t land.

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