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Trump Fields Children's Calls for NORAD Santa Tracker

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Dec 25, 2025

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participated in the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa-tracking phone calls from Mar-a-Lago on Christmas Eve. On December 24, 2025, the couple spoke with several children about Santa Claus's global journey and their holiday wish lists.

During his conversations, Trump made several specific remarks to the children. He told a child from Kansas who did not want to receive coal that it was "clean, beautiful coal." When another child wished for a Kindle, Trump commented that the child must be a "high-IQ person." He also advised an 8-year-old to leave cookies for Santa, whom he described as being "a little on the cherubic side."

While on a call with a child from Oklahoma, Trump said Santa was being tracked to ensure a "bad Santa" was not infiltrating the country. According to one account, Trump also told this child that he loved the state because it was "very good" to him in the 2024 election.

One summary stated that following the event, Trump made calls to U.S. military service members. The same source reported that he later posted a Christmas Eve message on a social media platform attacking what he described as "the radical left scum" who he claimed were trying to destroy the country. The NORAD Santa-tracking program has been in operation since 1955, with several past presidents participating in the tradition.

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• The President made a series of unconventional remarks to children. In his conversations, Trump described coal as "clean, beautiful coal" and commented that a child wishing for a Kindle must be a "high-IQ person." He also referred to Santa Claus as being "a little on the cherubic side."

• He introduced political commentary into the holiday calls. According to one account, Trump told a child from Oklahoma that he loved the state because it was "very good" to him in the 2024 election. The article also mentions him telling a child that Santa was being tracked to ensure a "bad Santa" was not infiltrating the country.

• He followed the event with a hostile social media message. The article states that after participating in the family-focused event, the President posted a Christmas Eve message on a social media platform. In that message, he reportedly attacked what he described as "the radical left scum," who he claimed were trying to destroy the country.

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• This symbolic holiday event is not described as having any direct or practical impact on public services, the economy, or the daily life of most citizens.

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