Trump Touts ‘Clean, Beautiful Coal’ to Kid at Christmas

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Trump Touts ‘Clean, Beautiful Coal’ to Kid at Christmas
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Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump made it clear that getting coal for Christmas this year wasn’t all bad.As the president and First Lady Melania Trump took calls from kids dialing the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker hotline, Trump bragged about his “clean, beautiful coal.”When asked by Trump, 79, what he wanted Santa to bring him for Christmas, one child responded, “Uh, not coal.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

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