President Donald Trump decided the best way to celebrate his impeachment was to hold a "Merry Christmas" MAGA rally in Battle Creek, Michigan on December 18.
Then four days later, Trump spoke to the conservative student group Turning Point USA in West Palm Beach, Florida near where Mar-a-Lago is located.
So what did a man more people would associate with Ebenezer Scrooge than Santa Claus given his history with charity have to say about Christmas?
Trump repeated the now annual lie that he resurrected the term Merry Christmas from the ashes where the administration of President Barack Obama allegedly left it.
During his speech at the Turning Point gathering, Trump stated:
"You remember they were trying to take Christmas out of Christmas? They didn't want to let you say 'Merry Christmas'."
"They didn't want to let you say 'Merry Christmas.' You'd go around, you'd see department stores they'd have everything red, snow, beautiful, ribbons, bows. Everything was there but they wouldn't say 'Merry Christmas'."
"They're all saying 'Merry Christmas' again. That's the least I could do."
The President has repeated the same lie annually to the point it has become it's own holiday tradition.
It gets no less ridiculous the more often it is told however.
The irony of Trump complaining about a war on Christmas by Obama, an actual Christian, when Trump dodged both war and going church, is thicker than the thickest egg nog. 🎅🌲
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) December 23, 2019
I guess what the hardest-core Trump backers meant was they'd been dreaming of a White Christmas all along.
— Conner Clark (@ClarkMyWords) December 23, 2019
If people can't see the anti-Semitic undertones to Trump's war for Merry Christmas. Heard it before they are trying to steal Christmas from us who is “they" and who is “us" those fine people he spoke of? We know how tolerant Trump is of the base that is😡 pic.twitter.com/jxkrD9Q3Bl
— 🆘Debbie June RESISTA🆘 (@DebbieJuneToo1) December 23, 2019
Here's another compilation. I wouldn't want to risk anyone running short of ammo in the War on the War on Christmas!
Probably some redundancy but 'tis better to have too many heartfelt Christmas wishes from a president than too few! pic.twitter.com/CpKUzRzzG2
— Down w/ the NotSees (@Mr___Sub) December 23, 2019
You can also type
"Merry christmas" from:barackobama
in Twitter search and see he also tweeted it Every. Single. Year.
— RJ(TO) (@RJTO65) December 23, 2019
In 2013 I said “Merry Christmas" to a cashier at Macy's and spent two years in Obama jail. Thank you Mr. Trump for making it legal again🙏 https://t.co/uPrq2fES1S
— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) December 23, 2019
Notice how Trumps description of Christmas is about the decorations. Nothing about Christ. The whole "war on Christmas" debate was supposed to be about leaving Christ out of Christmas. Thus Happy Holidays. A true Christian would mention the significance of the Christ Mass.
— Leasha Knight (@LeashaKnight) December 22, 2019
Back in 2018 after signing another religious initiative to preserve the freedom of the Christian religion, Trump stated:
"One nation under God. So important. And we say it. A lot of people, you know, they don't say it. But you know what?"
"They're starting to say it more, just like we're starting to say 'Merry Christmas' when that day comes around."
"You notice a big difference between now and two or three years ago? It was going in the other direction rapidly. Now it's straight up."
Love the Christmas rant. pic.twitter.com/GnPYKUjTm0
— JBPhoto (@jbphotoAR) December 22, 2019
Oops.
Tired of the never ending fictional War on Christmas?
You know there was never a War on Christmas - because Donald Trump never DODGED it 🎄
— jbrown (@jb6050) December 23, 2019
There's one war that does have an ending and at Christmas time.
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