US EditionPresident Trump Mocked for Discussing Election Wins During NORAD Santa Tracking Calls with Children
President Trump inserted political comments during NORAD's Santa-tracking calls, citing electoral support from Oklahoma, drawing criticism from the public and media.
- This year, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump answered NORAD Santa-tracking calls while President Donald Trump made political remarks during those calls.
- NORAD’s Santa-tracking gives children worldwide real-time updates, a holiday role distinct from its usual airspace-monitoring responsibilities.
- The operation fielded more than 100,000 calls and NORAD Tracks Santa is marking its 70th anniversary.
- Users on X mocked the exchanges, posting lines including `I just hope that Trump doesn't deport Santa` and bizarre accusations like `Drugs are on my wish list from Santa so will Trump blow up Santa and the Reindeer?`.
- Trump told children `Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election.` He also said `Pennsylvania is great, we won Pennsylvania, actually, three times.` and remarked `We track Santa.` during calls patched to Mar-a-Lago this year.
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As every year the North American aerospace defense Command (Norad) monitors Santa's journey and its reindeer. The tradition goes back to 1955. This year the US president Donald Trump, who on Christmas Eve evening, along with the first lady Melania Trump, made phone calls with some American children, was also present at the monitoring.
'Santa loves you. Santa loves Oklahoma,' President Trump tells child during Christmas Eve call
"We found out that Santa is good. Santa loves you. Santa loves Oklahoma, like I do," President Donald Trump told the child. "You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election, so I love Oklahoma."
President Trump mocked for discussing election wins during NORAD Santa tracking calls with children
Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump answered NORAD Santa Tracker calls on Christmas Eve, with the President discussing his Pennsylvania and Oklahoma election victories with children calling about Santa
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