Through NORAD's "Santa Tracker Hotline"
On Social Media: "Christmas Greetings Even to the Left-Wing Trash"
On December 24 (local time), Christmas Eve, President Donald Trump of the United States emphasized that he would prevent any "bad Santas" from entering the country while speaking with children through the "Santa Tracker Hotline" operated by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). It is a long-standing tradition for the President and First Lady of the United States to speak with children over the phone and send greetings to military families around the world ahead of Christmas.
On the 24th (local time), Donald Trump, President of the United States, is talking with children through the NORAD Santa Tracker Hotline operated by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Photo by AP Yonhap News
According to AP and CNN, President Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, spoke with children about ten times through the hotline at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.
While talking with a 10-year-old child from Oklahoma, President Trump said, "Santa is a very good person," and added, "I am trying to make sure that no bad Santas come into our country." When an 8-year-old child from North Carolina asked if Santa would get angry if they didn't leave cookies for him, he replied, "I don't think so, but I think Santa would be very disappointed."
When President Trump asked an 8-year-old girl from Kansas what she wanted as a gift from Santa and she replied, "Well, I don't want coal," he laughed and said, "Do you mean 'clean and beautiful coal'?" President Trump often uses expressions like "beautiful coal" and "clean coal" as he emphasizes reviving the coal mining industry in the United States.
To a 5-year-old child from Pennsylvania, he said, "We won overwhelmingly in Pennsylvania. That's why I really like Pennsylvania." While talking with the children, he remarked, "I wish I could do this all day," but expressed regret that after the calls, he had to deal with issues involving China, Russia, and Ukraine.
Immediately after finishing his calls with the children, President Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, saying, "Merry Christmas to everyone," and added, "I even send Christmas greetings to the radical left trash who are doing everything they can to destroy our country but are failing miserably." Last year, when he was President-elect, he had posted, "Merry Christmas to the radical left lunatics."
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