Trump told a 7 year old boy, on Christmas Eve, while the child was excited to hear about Santa, that it may be "marginal" for a 7 year old to still believe in Santa Claus.
Not to be a hypocrite who at least defended the right of the teacher who notified her students that Santa wasn't real, I can only say that the way Trump managed to do the same was far more dickish in its execution. So while I won't condone lying to kids about anything, the way Trump kicked this kid in the metaphorical nuts was just brutal, though I doubt the 7 year old knew what "marginal" means, and apparently neither does Donald Trump.
A school teacher has no business telling children that Santa doesn't exist.
Which I completely agree with, religion should be left completely out of the public school system, teachers shouldn't be talking about Santa or Jesus to their students. I was simply commenting on the side of the tradition that requires parents to lie to their children that then recruits those around them to continue the lie on their behalf, of which I disagree with.
Crucial Update from @ DiazChron : Trump apparently asked a young child who called the White House, "Are you still a believer in Santa Claus? 'Cuz at 7 it's marginal, right?"
Did he think using a word (marginal) a child of seven might not understand would detract from the fact that he came off like a total asshat? Just because he has screwed up his own kids does not give him the right to mind f other people's kids.
I don't find this shocking at all considering his Thanksgiving message where he basically only thanked himself. No sane parent should let their child take a phone call from this man.
The only people who ever waged war on Christmas in the US were the conservative Puritans who banned its celebration.
A short, easily-overlooked paragraph from an early law book of the Massachusetts Bay Colony reads as follows:
“For preventing disorders arising in several places within this jurisdiction, by reason of some still observing such festivals as were superstitiously kept in other countries, to the great dishonor of God and offence of others, it is therefore ordered by this Court and the authority thereof, that whosoever shall be found observing any such day as Christmas or the like, either by forbearing of labor, feasting, or any other way, upon such accountants as aforesaid, every person so offending shall pay of every such offence five shillings, as a fine to the county.”
Yes, you read that right. In 1659 the Puritan government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony actually banned Christmas. So how did one of the largest Christian holidays come to be persecuted in the earliest days of New England?
Christmas in 17th century England actually wasn’t so different from the holiday we celebrate today. It was one of the largest religious observances, full of traditions, feast days, revelry and cultural significance. But the Puritans, a pious religious minority (who, after all, fled the persecution of the Anglican majority), felt that such celebrations were unnecessary and, more importantly, distracted from religious discipline. They also felt that due to the holiday’s loose pagan origins, celebrating it would constitute idolatry. A common sentiment among the leaders of the time was that such feast days detracted from their core beliefs: “They for whom all days are holy can have no holiday.”
Obviously Trump has no idea how to talk to a child, indicating that he had almost nothing to do with raising his own kids besides donating the toxic sperm.
Trump told a 7 year old boy, on Christmas Eve, while the child was excited to hear about Santa, that it may be "marginal" for a 7 year old to still believe in Santa Claus.
Yes Virginia, he is a sociopath.
Not to be a hypocrite who at least defended the right of the teacher who notified her students that Santa wasn't real, I can only say that the way Trump managed to do the same was far more dickish in its execution. So while I won't condone lying to kids about anything, the way Trump kicked this kid in the metaphorical nuts was just brutal, though I doubt the 7 year old knew what "marginal" means, and apparently neither does Donald Trump.
A school teacher has no business telling children that Santa doesn't exist. That decision is for the parents or their older siblings to do.
Which I completely agree with, religion should be left completely out of the public school system, teachers shouldn't be talking about Santa or Jesus to their students. I was simply commenting on the side of the tradition that requires parents to lie to their children that then recruits those around them to continue the lie on their behalf, of which I disagree with.
Crucial Update from @ DiazChron : Trump apparently asked a young child who called the White House, "Are you still a believer in Santa Claus? 'Cuz at 7 it's marginal, right?"
Did he think using a word (marginal) a child of seven might not understand would detract from the fact that he came off like a total asshat? Just because he has screwed up his own kids does not give him the right to mind f other people's kids.
Trump is an ignorant twit because you don't say that to a child, especially if you don't know them.
The child should have responded by asking if Melania was with her BF or if Trump's hair is real.
I don't find this shocking at all considering his Thanksgiving message where he basically only thanked himself. No sane parent should let their child take a phone call from this man.
Days trump has gone without being a total embarrassment to the USA?
0.
Perfect response from the kid?
"I don't know Donny, do you still believe God is real?"
or "Santa is more real to me than that dead animal you call hair."
A 7 year old girl... Donny has finally worked his way to the one demographic that hasn't figured out what a lying POS he is.
Who's waging war on Christmas, again?
The only people who ever waged war on Christmas in the US were the conservative Puritans who banned its celebration.
It's probably a good thing he isn't coaching anyone's Little League team.
Obviously Trump has no idea how to talk to a child, indicating that he had almost nothing to do with raising his own kids besides donating the toxic sperm.
“Mommy, what does marginal mean?”