US President Donald Trump participates in NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Santa Tracker phone calls with children at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump, who is spending the holidays at his Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, also sent Christmas greetings to deployed military personnel, praising them for success in the fight against terrorism. In a pair of statements on Twitter, Trump again expressed scorn regarding news coverage of his administration. "We're winning," Trump told military personnel deployed in Qatar, Kuwait, Guantanamo Bay and aboard the guided missile destroyer Sampson. The president often breaks with longtime custom and makes politically charged statements at events in which he addresses military personnel.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 24, 2017 21:56 UTC