President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump field phone calls from children on Christmas Eve. (White House)
"That's pretty good. You must be a high IQ person. We need more high IQ people in the country," he replied.
One 8-year-old North Carolina girl asked if Santa would be upset if she didn't leave him cookies.
"I think he won't get mad, but I think he'll be very disappointed," said Trump. "Santa tends to be a little on the cherubic side."
Trump asked one child in Kansas what they would like Santa to bring.
"Um, not coal," the child replied.
MELANIA TRUMP GIVES UPLIFTING MESSAGE ABOUT SANTA TO YOUNG KIDS AT HOSPITAL
White House staff and volunteers decorate for Christmas, Sunday, November 30, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks) (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
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"We track Santa all over the world... We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated — that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa," he said. "We found that Santa is GOOD!"
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