Trump asks 7-year-old if his belief in Santa Claus is ‘marginal’
Posted December 24, 2018 10:28 pm.
Last Updated December 24, 2018 10:41 pm.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump took Christmas Eve calls from children anxious to find out where Santa is on his gift-giving journey.
In one conversation, Trump asked a 7-year-old named Coleman, “Are you still a believer in Santa?” He listened for a moment before adding, “Because at 7, it’s marginal, right?” Trump listened again and chuckled before saying, “Well, you just enjoy yourself.”
Mrs. Trump later tweeted that helping children track Santa “is becoming one of my favourite traditions!”
The NORAD Tracks Santa program became a Christmas Eve tradition after a child mistakenly called the forerunner to the North American Aerospace Defence Command in 1955 and asked to speak to Santa.
Trump and his wife then attended Christmas Eve services at Washington National Cathedral on Monday night.
Trump most likely would have been attending Christmas services at church near his estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
But he scrapped plans to head to Florida for the holidays after parts of the government were forced to shut down indefinitely in a stalemate with Congress.
Trump wants $5.7 billion for a southern border wall. Democrats and some Republicans are opposed.
