Trump video-called U.S. troops stationed abroad Sunday to thank them for their efforts to "defend all of our families, our freedoms, and our pride," noting he thinks military families are "always underappreciated," per the AP.
Trump took questions from service members without press present. The AP reports the president spoke with members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in Qatar, Kuwait, the Strait of Hormuz, and Guantanamo Bay.
Along with Melania Trump, President Donald Trump took calls from children asking for updates about Santa Claus' travels today through the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Tracks Santa program. NORAD has been tracking Santa's annual trip for more than 6 decades.
The children were patched in randomly and did not know beforehand they would be speaking with Trump, per The Hill.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a public opponent of President Trump, said he is extremely concerned by what he sees as the White House's repeated attempts to undermine Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation:
