Ho ho ho, merry Christmas! What would you like this year, little girl? How about the president of the United States casting doubt on a story that American culture has worked tirelessly to make you believe, using a term you don’t understand?
That’s what happened on Christmas Eve.
As we reported Tuesday, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump were taking calls from youngsters wondering about Santa’s whereabouts, as part of the NORAD Santa tracker — a long-running program whose mission is, essentially, to enlist the military in sustaining children’s belief in Old Saint Nick, at least for one more night.
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