A child's innocent Christmas Eve call to track Santa turned awkward when President Donald Trump praised an eight-year-old's Kindle wish by declaring him a 'high-IQ person' who represents what America needs more of. The offhand remark from Mar-a-Lago, captured on CBS News, detonated online—splitting festive cheer between eye-rolls and outrage.
What should have been a feel-good NORAD tradition instead became viral fodder, with netizens questioning the President's bedside manner. Whilst some chuckled at the candour, critics decried it as tone-deaf, especially amid a 70-year ritual meant to spark wonder, not IQ tests.
