President Trump asks child if he believes in Santa during NORAD calls

555 President Trump and first lady Melania Trump joined the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) call center remotely from the White House on Monday to take questions about Santa's location from children across the country. The calls ended a wild day at the White House in which Trump tweeted about a variety of topics, ripping the Federal Reserve over a falling stock market and blaming Democrats for the partial government shutdown that began Saturday over their refusal to agree to funding for his wall on the Mexican border. The president at one point tweeted that he was alone at the White House, but the first lady flew back on Monday to join him for Christmas Eve. The Trumps by 6:30 p.m. on Monday night were accepting calls from children patched through to White House lines by NORAD. According to a White House pool report, the president, seated in the State Dining Room before a crackling fire and under a portrait of President Lincoln, engaged in small talk with a child named Coleman. "Hello, is this Coleman," Trump said in a booming voice, according to the pool report. "Merry Christmas. How are you? How old are you?.... Are you doing well in school? Are you still a believer in Santa?" At that point there's a slight pause in the conversation as the child says something to Trump. Coleman's side of the conversation cannot be heard. "Because at seven it's marginal, right?" Trump says, before Coleman says something else in response that makes the president laugh. "You just enjoy yourself," Trump says, smiling.

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