Since its inception in 2019, the holiday decorating contest in the Longworth House Office Building has been plagued by “skullduggery” and “holiday espionage,” to borrow phrases from two of its founders.
From stolen nutcrackers to deflated snowmen, members of Congress have been known to get competitive. But rarely has the annual December tradition descended into actual controversy.
This year, however, several Democratic lawmakers and staffers are calling out the overtly political decorations of Rep. Eli Crane, an Arizona Republican who hung signs on his doors that say “Have Documents Ready” and “Border Patrol Elves Only.”
