WILLIE JAMES INMAN:
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he spoke with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for nearly an hour today, aiming to keep momentum on peace talks even during Christmas. "May today's conversation become another step toward peace," Zelenskyy said in a statement. As his administration works to bring an end to the conflict, President Trump is spending the holiday at Mar-a-Lago. The president spent his early Christmas hours on social media, posting more than 100 times, including wishing a Merry Christmas to the "radical left scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our country, but are failing badly." Well, we track Santa all over the world.
WILLIE JAMES INMAN:
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Earlier in the day, he seemed more cheerful as he and the first lady spoke to children from across the country before Santa took to his sleigh.
DONALD TRUMP:
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Santa is 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.
WILLIE JAMES INMAN:
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And he asked one child what she wanted from Santa.
CHILD:
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Not coal.
DONALD TRUMP:
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Not coal. No, you don't want-- well, coal, 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. And late today, in an announcement on social media, President Trump says he authorized a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS in Nigeria, who he says were targeting and killing Christians. Major. With those late details, Willie James Inman, thank you so much.
