Trump's Christmas Eve chat with a 7-year-old who called NORAD's Santa tracker threatens to break the Internet [video]

Here’s a little Christmas Eve/morning conversation-starter courtesy of the President of the United States, who was helping man the phone lines of NORAD’s Santa Tracker, which was up and running in spite of the partial federal government shutdown. One conversation the president had with a caller caught some attention:

White House pool report on @realDonaldTrump just now:
(Speaking to a 7-year-old named Coleman)

"Are you still a believer in Santa Claus? 'Cuz at 7 it's marginal, right?"

— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) December 25, 2018

Yes it’s real. pic.twitter.com/er2svVbjkX

— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) December 25, 2018

Watch:

Donald Trump, answering phone call from 7-year-old on Christmas Eve: "Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal, right?" pic.twitter.com/VHexvFSbQ1

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 25, 2018

As you might have guessed, the range of reaction to that was anything from “absolutely hilarious” to “impeach!” Here’s a very small sampling:

so good https://t.co/v9tCbaubt3

— Caleb Hull ???? (@CalebJHull) December 25, 2018

At risk of seeming contrarian…I find this pretty funny. Especially the “Heh!” https://t.co/q8o8mAbdZX

— Niall Stanage (@NiallStanage) December 25, 2018

I mean, I laughed. https://t.co/dxXPZXg1sZ

— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) December 25, 2018

I didn’t know this was what I wanted for Christmas, but it is. https://t.co/WaxsOiuXzB

— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) December 25, 2018

Trump's Christmas Eve chat with a 7-year-old who called NORAD's Santa tracker threatens to break the Internet [video]

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