{"id":30602,"date":"2018-12-26T03:36:53","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T03:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/26\/yes-collman-there-is-a-santa-claus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:38:29","slug":"yes-collman-there-is-a-santa-claus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2018\/12\/26\/yes-collman-there-is-a-santa-claus\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, Collman. There is a Santa Claus."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A 7-year-old girl who talked to President Donald Trump on Christmas Eve still left out milk and cookies for Santa despite the president telling her it was \u201cmarginal\u201d for a child of her age to still believe in the jolly old elf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then again,<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/12\/25\/meet-the-kid-trump-questioned-about-believing-in-santa\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Collman Lloyd<\/a> of Lexington, South Carolina, says she had never heard the word \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/marginal\" target=\"_blank\">marginal<\/a>\u201d before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collman had called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noradsanta.org\/\" target=_blank>NORAD Tracks Santa<\/a> program Monday night to check on Santa\u2019s journey delivering toys. In an interview with the Post and Courier of Charleston, she said the scientist who answered the NORAD phone asked her if she would like to speak to the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six minutes later, Trump was on the line. &#8220;Are you still a believer in Santa?&#8221; Trump asked. 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Harry Shoup answered the hotline from the Pentagon in December 1955, a small boy asked for Santa Claus. What happened next started a beloved, six-decade-plus tradition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump&#8217;s chat with Collman was initially reported as being with a boy named Coleman. Only Trump&#8217;s end of the conversation could be heard by reporters, but Collman&#8217;s family later posted video of the call on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collman told the Post and Courier that she and her 10-year-old sister and 5-year-old brother left iced sugar cookies and chocolate milk for Santa. She reported that Christmas morning, the food was gone and presents were under the tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the NORAD Tracks Santa program and church services Christmas Eve, Trump participated in another holiday tradition, wishing U.S. troops stationed around the country and the globe a merry Christmas. He spoke Tuesday by video conference to members of all five branches of the U.S. military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I know it&#8217;s a great sacrifice for you to be away from your families, but I want you to know that every American family is eternally grateful to you, and we&#8217;re holding you close in our hearts, thoughts and prayers,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;We love what you do and love your work. 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