Donald Trump questioned whether a 7-year-old should believe in Santa and got destroyed
On Christmas Eve, Donald Trump spoke to children who were calling the Santa tracker run by NORAD and he almost ruined the whole thing for a 7-year-old girl by doing this –
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
Let’s face it, that’s not the worst thing he’s done, but it’s still pretty awful, especially on Christmas Eve. One veteran news anchor, Dan Rather, saw the furore that developed and asked one beautifully stinging question.
Just a thought: Which should be considered more “marginal” – believing in Santa at age 7 or not believing in climate change at age 72?
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) December 25, 2018
Donald Trump famously doesn’t believe reports of climate change, even from scientists working for the White House, dismissing them with remarks like this.
“One of the problems that a lot of people like myself, we have very high levels of intelligence but we’re not necessarily such believers,”
“You look at our air and our water and it’s right now at a record clean.”
Rather’s late contender for Burn of the Year went viral, with over 84k retweets and many more likes. Some of the best reactions to the epic takedown include:
Climate change is real. I hope Santa filled @realDonaldTrump's stocking with some of that coal he loves so much. #TrumpResign #arpx https://t.co/xNk02eLcx5
— Gwen Combs (@GwenCombs) December 26, 2018
Check mate Dan Rather that is a perfect response
— Justin Muller (@1burnman) December 26, 2018
As an added blow, one Twitter user, named Kirk de Gooyer, posted this.
— Kirk de Gooyer (@kirkdegooyer) December 26, 2018
Cue caps locked rant about witch hunts and fake news.
H/T: The Hill
