Trump asks kid: ‘Are you still a believer in Santa?’

By Daniel Chaitin

Published December 25, 2018 1:34am ET

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Trump asks kid: ‘Are you still a believer in Santa?’ — President Donald Trump answers a question about the shutdown saying, âNothing new on the shutdown. We need more border security,â in answer to a reporter's question as he and first lady Melania Trump each spoke on the phone sharing updates to track Santa's movements from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Trump asked a young kid if she still believes in Santa Claus while speaking with children calling into NORAD’s Santa tracking hotline on Christmas Eve.

The press caught a glimpse of the president and wife Melania Trump taking calls on separate phones Monday evening in the White House’s state dining room, which was decked out in Christmas decorations.

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