The child, Collman Lloyd, from Lexington, South Carolina, told the Post and Courier newspaper she was still a believer. In a video her family posted on the Internet, she replied "Yes sir," later telling the newspaper she had no idea what "marginal" meant. Trump made the comment during a holiday event with first lady Melania Trump, taking calls from children calling the North American Aerospace Defense Command Santa tracker. The White House had no immediate comment on the social media response to the president's Santa comments. Stuck in Washington on Christmas morning because of the partial federal government shutdown, Trump displayed little holiday cheer to reporters after a 20-minute video conference with US troops serving abroad.

Source: bd News24 December 26, 2018 11:37 UTC