Coverage dated December 24, 2025

Trump tells kids coal is beautiful, touts election wins in Christmas calls

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Trump joined NORAD’s 70-year tradition on Christmas Eve, taking calls from children wanting to track Santa.

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Bangor Daily News
Trump warns against infiltration by a' bad Santa,' defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Dec 24, 2025
Bangor Daily News's feed description
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by quizzing children calling in about what presents they were excited about
Seattle Times
Trump warns against infiltration by a ‘bad Santa,’ defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids (opens Seattle Times)
Published Dec 24, 2025
Seattle Times's feed description
President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes.
Newsweek
Trump tells kids coal is beautiful, touts election wins in Christmas calls (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 24, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
Trump joined NORAD’s 70-year tradition on Christmas Eve, taking calls from children wanting to track Santa.
Breitbart News
Watch: Trump Takes Christmas Requests from Kids (opens Breitbart News)
Published Dec 24, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
Trump did a Noel version of a presidential fireside chat on December 24 by taking calls from kids eager to plead for Christmas presents.
WSVN Miami
Trump warns against infiltration by a ‘bad Santa,’ defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)
Published Dec 24, 2025
WSVN Miami's feed description
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by quizzing children calling in about what presents they were excited about receiving, while promising
NBC News
Trump jokes about Santa giving a child 'clean, beautiful coal' for Christmas (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 24, 2025
NBC News's feed description
President Donald Trump injected some politics into this year’s Christmas Eve phone calls with children from across the country, touching on topics like energy production and the 2020 election
NBC News
Trump rings in Christmas Day with a flurry of posts denouncing perceived foes and casting doubt on the 2020 election (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 24, 2025
NBC News's feed description
Christmas Eve found President Donald Trump in good humor, sitting in his Mar-a-Lago home and chatting with children on the phone about Santa Claus’s whereabouts as NORAD tracked his sleigh.“Nice, right?” he told reporters after taking a call.
Los Angeles Times
Trump warns against a 'bad Santa,' defends coal in Christmas calls with kids (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Dec 24, 2025
Los Angeles Times's feed description
President Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes

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