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President Donald Trump and first girl Melania Trump spoke with a number of kids on Christmas Eve as Santa Claus made his rounds throughout the globe, praising “clear, lovely coal” and referring to 1 youngster as a “high-IQ particular person.”
The pair joined the North American Aerospace Protection Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker hotline from Mar-a-Lago membership in Palm Seashore, Florida, the place they fielded calls from children about what they hoped St. Nick would carry them for Christmas.
One youngster spoke to Trump about wanting a Kindle, the e-reader designed and marketed by Amazon.
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President Donald Trump and first girl Melania Trump take part in NORAD Santa tracker telephone calls on Christmas Eve on the Mar-a-lago membership in Palm Seashore, Fla. (Reuters/Jessica Koscielniak )
“That is fairly good. You should be a high-IQ particular person. We’d like extra high-IQ individuals within the nation,” he replied.
One 8-year-old North Carolina woman requested if Santa can be upset if she did not go away him cookies.
“I feel he will not get mad, however I feel he’ll be very dissatisfied,” mentioned Trump. “Santa tends to be a little bit on the cherubic aspect.”
Trump requested one youngster in Kansas for a Christmas want.
“Um, not coal,” the kid replied.
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President Donald Trump and first girl Melania Trump of their official Christmas portrait. (The White Home)
“Not coal. No, you don’t need coal. You imply clear, lovely coal. I had to try this, I’m sorry,” Trump mentioned.
“No, coal is clear and delightful. Please do not forget that in any respect prices,” he added. “However you don’t need clear, lovely coal, proper? What would you want?”
Trump has regularly referred to coal as “clear” and “lovely” in an effort to spice up its use.
Throughout a name with a toddler in Oklahoma, he mentioned he was keen on the state, which he gained within the 2024 presidential election.
“Santa loves you. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You already know, Oklahoma was excellent to me within the election. So, I like Oklahoma. Don’t ever go away Oklahoma, OK?” he mentioned.
Throughout the identical name, Trump talked about monitoring Santa.
White Home employees and volunteers beautify for Christmas Nov. 30, 2025. (Official White Home Picture by Andrea Hanks)
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“We monitor Santa all around the world. … We need to guarantee that he is not infiltrated — that we’re not infiltrating into our nation a foul Santa,” he mentioned. “We discovered that Santa is Good!”
