LIVE: Trump Participates in NORAD Santa Calls

Hello. Good. Very good. Let's start. We're ready. Let me speak and with the first lady speak to the children. Hello. >> Well, thank you very much, General. Very good. We have the first lady here. Hi. >> And I think she'll be answering calls separately. Actually, she'll be talking to some. I'll be talking to some. Hello to North America to track Santa. Before we connect you to each caller, uh, a member of our team will briefly share the child's first name, age, and city, and state where they're calling from, as well as they'll give you Santa's current location. Then there's going to be a brief pause as we connect the child's call and then they'll be uh placed direct down the line with you and then you'll hear our team let the child know that they're connected with you the president. >> That's great. >> You have any questions? >> Okay, >> General for you if you are. >> Thank you very much. Go ahead. >> Perfect. >> Mr. president. >> Yes. >> I now connect you to Anastasia who is 4 years old and Jasper who is 10 years old. They live in Sulta, Oklahoma and Dana is currently headed for Prague, Czech Republic. >> Oh, very good. That's very exciting. Good. Let me have them. >> Hello. >> Hello. Hi. >> How are you? This is the president. >> Hello. You are Oh my goodness. Jasper Amy. Hello. Hold on one second. Hello friends. How are you? >> Merry Christmas. Hi. >> Hello everybody. Hi. >> Merry Christmas. >> I love Oklahoma by the way. >> Merry Christmas. >> Thank you. Merry Christmas to you. Hi. >> Merry Christmas. >> Merry Christmas. >> Thank you very much, honey. Very very happy Christmas and happy new year to you. know where he's flying over. >> Thank you. >> Do you have a question to ask? >> Are we near Germany right now? So, >> what's your question? >> 2 hours and he will be at your house. >> Now, you got the time. >> Yeah, I know. Why did you ask Santa to drink your >> Go ahead. You can take your time. >> Oh, wow. >> Go ahead. >> On him. >> Yes. Right. >> I hope he will. >> Yeah. Good. >> That sounds like Santa has a tracker on him. >> Well, we track Santa all over the world. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. Santa's a very good person. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, >> that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. So, we found out that Santa is good. >> Santa loves you. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election. So, I love Oklahoma. Don't ever leave Oklahoma. Okay. >> Okay. I'll try. >> Good. That's good. >> And you got a question. >> Go ahead. >> You want When is you want to ask when Santa's going to be here? >> Okay. Ready? >> Yeah. >> Okay. When is Santa going to be here? >> When Santa's going to be here? >> Well, Santa's going to stop over tonight. leave you a lot of beautiful presents. Like really beautiful presents. What do you want more than anything else? What present would you like? >> Hello, Emily. >> Hello. Merry Christmas. >> Doll house. >> Wow. A dollhouse. I think we can work that out. I have a feeling, Mommy, that we can work that out, right? >> I think Santa's going to bring you the most beautiful dollhouse you've ever seen. Okay. Let me know how good the dollhouse is. But we owe a lot to Santa. So I think Santa will fulfill your wish. Okay. >> Looking forward to it, too. So >> thank you, honey. Take care of his merry Christmas. Say hello to Oklahoma. We love Oklahoma. Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Merry Christmas. Thank you. >> Thank you, darling. Thank you very much. Okay. Next. >> Emma, do you hear me? I >> figure you should hear some of this otherwise you're not going to know what's going on. >> Oh, maybe she's shy, right? >> She's very good at not listening to >> She's very focused. >> First lady is very focused. >> Okay, you can go ahead. Next one, General. >> I think it will be very loud. >> Yes, Mr. President, we're about to drop the next one in uh into your line. >> I think it's best if they go to sleep. Emily's bed if you go to sleep and then Santa will arrive to your house. >> Do you like this better hearing it? It's better for the for you. >> And she's able to focus totally without listening to this. At least this way you know what's happening, right? >> Mr. President. >> Okay, go ahead. >> Thank you. Thank you very much, >> Mr. President. We are passing you to Dana. She's 8 years old and she's from Salbury, North Carolina. >> Good. Good. Hi. How are you? Merry Christmas. >> Yes. >> Hi. How are you doing? Okay. >> Yes. >> Oh, that's good. >> How are you? >> I'm I'm I'm fine. You sound so beautiful and cute. How old are you? >> I'm eight. >> Wow. So smart. You sound so smart. So, do you have a question for Santa or do you want to know anything about Santa? >> So, I do have another question. >> Go ahead. >> Well, um I don't know. So, will Santa ever get mad if we don't leave him out any cookies? >> This is getting good. No. Go ahead. Say it again. Honey, go ahead. >> Um, >> will Santa ever get mad? >> Will Santa ever? >> Will Santa ever get mad if we don't leave without any cookies? >> I I think he won't get mad, but I think he'll be very disappointed. You know, Santa's he tends to be a little bit on the cherubic side. You know what Cherubic mean? A little on the heavy side. I think Santa would like some cookies. You'd like to leave some cookies for Santa, right? >> Merry Christmas. >> But you're not going to forget. You'll leave some. I would leave them. I think Santa has a serious appetite. >> Yes. >> Right. It's And it's so good to talk to you. Are you looking for something specific from Santa? What would you like to have as a present? >> Are you waiting for Santa? Oh, >> I do. I don't. We can't go over anything. >> That's nice. Well, you just take care of yourself. North Carolina is a great place. >> That's a great place. >> Yes. >> And you have great You're surrounded by great people and great parents and say hello to them. Okay. >> He will be very fancy when he >> Thank you, honey. Take care of yourself. Good. Say hello to Santa if you should see him. Goodbye. >> Leave him something. >> Bye. >> Goodbye. He's very >> Thank you, General. Go ahead. What did you ask Santa for? General, go ahead. >> Yes. Yes, Mr. President. Your your uh your operator will be uh dropping another child on your line here in just a second. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. >> Fantastic. Nice setup, right? >> Christmas. >> That's beautiful. >> This way you can hear what's going on. I think it's a little bit better. >> Oh, that's very nice. >> One-sided calls are never good. >> I wish you all the best. >> But they're less much less dangerous. >> With Amelia and from Anthony, Canada. >> Good. >> And currently in Sweden. >> Okay. >> Sandra's in Sweden. >> Hello. >> You are now connected with the president of the United States. Hi, how are you? >> Where's how long Santa will be? >> Okay. Well, Santa's now in Sweden. So, Santa's got quite a trip to get to your great area, your great part of the world cuz you live in a terrific place. But I would say Santa will make it in record time. Probably in about 5 hours. 5 hours from now, Santa will be coming down your chimney and have a beautiful present for you. What would you like Santa to bring? >> Uh, not coal. >> Not coal. No, you don't want Well, coal is You mean clean, beautiful coal? >> I had to do that. I'm sorry. No, coal is clean and beautiful. Please remember that at all costs. But you don't want clean, beautiful coal, right? >> No. >> What would you like? >> Uh, Barbie girl doll. >> Barbie. Okay. Well, you'll get that, I'm sure. What else? Anything else? >> Uh, clothes. >> Clothes. Good. That's good. >> Candy. >> Candy. Well, candy is good. Candy is good. Do you eat candy? Do you eat much candy? >> Uh, no. >> Yeah, you just you eat as much as you want. Be healthy. Okay. But Santa's going to be there in about 5 hours. Leaving Sweden right now. He's taking care of Sweden. Leaving right now. Okay. And he's going to have beautiful presents. And say hello to your mom and dad. Okay, honey. >> Okay. Bye. Bye. >> Thank you very much. Thank you, Mom. Thank you. Take care of yourself. Sounds like you have a beautiful daughter. Thank you. Thank you very much. Bye. >> Hello. >> Smart, right? >> Yes. >> Howard, >> this is America. >> Yes. >> Okay, I'm ready. General, she just keeps storming through. >> Perfect. Thank you. Hi. Hi. How are you? >> Hey, General. >> Merry Christmas, >> Mr. President. >> Do you know Santa now? >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. >> He's over Sweden. He's over Sweden. >> Yeah. Did you do tracking? >> Sorry. Takes a second to get him from line to line. >> Okay, that's okay. >> No problem. No problem. >> You ask Santa, "What do you want for Christmas?" >> You don't know. This is a nice room. >> Feel a time maybe. Right. >> Do you like the room everywhere? >> So >> nice. No ceiling height problem. >> Plenty of room. >> Right. >> Plenty of room for your >> So he will be hungry at your house. >> Let's see. >> Yeah. >> Do you have brothers and sisters? >> You do. How old are you? >> Brother. Okay. Say hello to here and see you from State College East Pennsylvania Denmark. >> Wa that's pretty good. >> Merry Christmas. >> Hi. How are you? >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Miss Pennsylvania. >> Right. I know. Oh, Pennsylvania is great. We won Pennsylvania. Actually, three times, but >> we won Pennsylvania. >> We won it in a landslide. So, I love Pennsylvania. >> So, so Santa right now is in Copenhagen, Denmark. Denmark. And uh he's But he's heading toward our country. >> What would you like from Santa? a 3D pen and I want um digger and I want um stuff and a robot. >> Well, you'll get all of it. >> Mom, I think he's going to get all of it. Don't you think from Santa? >> Thank you. Merry Christmas. >> I think so. He was really good. Thank you. >> Well, he sounds like he's good. Sounds like he's got a good mom, too, right? >> Yep. We love President Trump, right? >> Ah, that's so nice. I'll put down voting. >> Oh, wow. I'll bet your mom voted properly. Well, we love we love we love that wonderful place you come from. You know, we have uh I have very good feelings about it. We did so well there. So, I appreciate it, Bob. Okay. We Pennsylvania is a great place. Really great place. So, I want to thank you and good luck and and I hope you get everything you want, but I think Santa will come through. He's heading here from Denmark and he should be here in about 5 hours. But you'll be sleeping, right? >> Yep. >> You sleep. When you wake up in the morning, you're going to be the happiest young man. >> You excited? >> Yeah. I'm excited. >> You're excited? Well, I'm excited, too, cuz the country is doing well. And mom, thank you very much. Okay. Thank you, Mom. You're welcome. Merry Christmas, President Trump. >> And you, too. You, too, and your whole family. Thank you, Tony. Take care of yourself. Bye. >> Thank you. Take care. Bye-bye. >> Thank you. >> Nice, right? Could do this all day long. We have to get back to China, Russia, Ukraine. We have to get back to other things. But this is You can do this all day long. Okay, General. We're ready. Yes, Mr. President. We'll work another one through. >> Okay. 4.3 GDP yesterday. It was two points more than they thought. People were shocked. The tariffs did it. The tariffs came through as I said they would. Great numbers. Great financial numbers. I don't think the kids are too interested in that. I think they like to talk about other things. How you doing, first lady? Oh, look at you. >> I'm waiting for a phone call. >> Is this the greatest first lady? People love our first lady, right, honey? Look at her. How elegant is the first lady? Look at you. I'm not supposed to be doing this, >> right? Anybody else? Are they calling? >> Right now, >> they do. >> Yeah. Just leave your last call. >> Okay, perfect. >> Is that her last call? >> Both of you. >> Okay, good. General, I'm ready. >> Thanks, Mr. President. I think they have one coming through right now. >> She would put a general in charge cuz we want to make sure it works out right. Did you make a Christmas feast? >> Yes. >> Are you guys going back or are you going to stay here? Yes, sir. >> Exciting time, right? >> For the country. It's exciting. We're doing We're doing well. Mr. President, I have Spencer up on the phone for you. He's age 10 and he's back at age six. They're from near Tacoma, Washington. >> Good. Wow, that's great. Hi. How are you both? Okay. Yeah. Spencer a second. You are on the phone with with the president of the United States. >> And you know who I have here with me? The first lady. We have the first lady of the United States. That's exciting. That's more exciting than the president, actually. Go ahead. So, >> you know where Santa is? Santa is very far away, but heading to your state very quickly. Heading to your state. So, and what do you want from Santa? How are you? >> Oh, um, you're the hard one. Um, I don't know. For me, I probably most want a Kindle from here. >> You want what? >> A kingdom. >> Oh, wow. That's pretty good. Well, you must be a high IQ person. >> We need more high IQ people in the country. So, we definitely need more high IQ. So, >> I was like the most gumball pinball machine. >> Oh, pinball. Pinball machine. That's great. You know, Elton John, he did Pinball Wizard. We'll have to send you a copy of Pinball Wizard. Well, that sounds great, actually. So, Santa's not going to let you down. Santa's a good Santa. Not going to let you down. Mom, how are you doing? Okay. >> We're fantastic, thank you so much for accepting their call. >> Oh, absolutely. You sound fantastic. And the kids sound great, right? They They sound great. The country is doing well. We saved our country. Our country is not going so good now. It's doing great. Great numbers, great everything. So, we're we're in very good shape. It's going to be a good Christmas. But I just want to thank you. And I think uh I think that Santa is going to really be good to you tonight. Be coming to your area in about 6 or 7 hours when you're sleeping. But Santa's going to be very good to you. >> Yes, sir. Thank you. >> Thank you, honey. >> And have a great Christmas. And mom, have a great Christmas. Okay. And your family. >> Thank you so much, Mr. President. >> Thank you very much. You sound so great. You sound great. And your kids sound great. Thank you very much. Merry Christmas. >> Merry Christmas, sir. Nice talking to you and General, thank you very much. You did a good job. You're >> welcome. >> That's not easy coordination. That's right. >> Thank you. You too, General. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Okay. >> Bye. >> Okay. Goodbye. >> Good job, Russ. I mean, they did a good job. Thank you all very much.