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source_url: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/12/25/trumps-wild-christmas-eve-truth-social-barrage-of-grievances-and-warning-kids-about-bad-santa/
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Topline
President Donald Trump attacked the “Radical Left” in his Christmas message, talked to children about stopping “Bad Santa” from entering the U.S. and boosted dozens of posts on Truth Social, some promoting conspiracies, as polls suggest he’s facing an increasingly dissatisfied America.
Key Facts
On Wednesday evening, the president and First Lady Melania Trump took part in the traditional stunt by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which tracks Santa Claus’ flight path while taking calls from children.
When a caller mentioned the tracker, Trump said they were tracking “Santa all over the world” and wanted to make sure “Santa is being good.”
While speaking to a 5-year-old from Pennsylvania on the NORAD Santa hotline, Trump said: “We won Pennsylvania, actually, three times…We won it in a landslide, so I love Pennsylvania”—even though he lost the state to former President Joe Biden in 2020.
When an 8-year-old from Kansas told the president she didn’t want coal as a present on Christmas, the president interjected, “you mean clean, beautiful coal,” before breaking into laughter and saying, “I had to do that, I’m sorry.”
The Christmas Eve blitz comes at a precarious time for Trump, with polls showing a growing discontent among Americans on most issues, from[ the economy to immigration.](https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/global-research/current-events/us-tariffs)
What Did Trump Say In His Christmas Message?
A few hours later, Trump posted a [“Merry Christmas” message](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115777270368444049): “Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly.” The post included several of the president’s regular talking points about closing the so-called “Open Borders,” transgender athletes and law enforcement. The president then boasted about the stock market, the positive third-quarter GDP numbers, and claimed, “Tariffs have given us Trillions of Dollars in Growth and Prosperity, and the strongest National Security we have ever had” (critics of Trump’s tariffs, including [those on Wall Street](https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/global-research/current-events/us-tariffs), would disagree).
What Do We Know About Trump’s Late-Night Social Media Blitz?
Around midnight, the president made a couple of dozen posts on his Truth Social account from supporters praising the state of the economy, attacking immigrants from Somalia, rekindling false claims about the 2020 election results, and even COVID-19 conspiracies. The president [shared](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115778416953473472) a clip from his trade adviser, Peter Navarro, where he bragged about Trump proving the “so-called ‘experts’” wrong and claiming he had slowed inflation and brought down prices, even though inflation [remains above](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/12/05/inflation-improved-in-september-but-remained-high-as-spending-slowed-delayed-data-shows/) the Federal Reserve’s preferred 2% target. Trump also shared unsubstantiated claims about Somali migrants, boosted a post citing adviser Stephen Miller’s claim Democrats want to turn the U.S. into Somalia. Trump also attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with a [post](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115778615226875407) saying: “Throw her out of the U.S., Now!” The president also [shared posts](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115778735313543517) making false claims about the 2020 election being stolen, focusing mainly on the counting in Fulton County, Georgia. He also [boosted](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115778611981654615) a conspiracy theory shared by actor Roseanne Barr, implying Democrats orchestrated the COVID-19 pandemic, expanded mail-in voting, and “stole that election.” Endorsing the false talking point, the president wrote: “A MUST WATCH. Roseanne is AMAZING!!!”