Tuesday at a stop on his “Thank You” tour in West Allis, WI, President-elect Donald Trump opened up his appearance by fulfilling a campaign promise regarding the use of “Merry Christmas” as a holiday greeting.
“So when I started 18 months ago, I told my first crowd in Wisconsin that we are going to come back here someday and we are going to say merry Christmas again,” Trump said. “Merry Christmas — so, merry Christmas everyone. Happy New Year, but Merry Christmas. And I am here today for one main reason: to say thank you to the people of Wisconsin.”
The Obama administration had directed the military not to allow personnel to say “Christmas”, in spite of the holiday’s status as a federally-recognized holiday.
The reason given by armed forces officials is that not everyone celebrates Christmas and that out of respect for them, military members should refer to Christmas celebrations simply as “holiday”-themed festivities.
Donald Trump’s original campaign manager Corey Lewandowski mentioned another upside of a Trump presidency during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s Hannity last night.
Lewandowski declared the ‘War on Christmas’ officially done.
The former top Trump aide touted the Carrier deal and said it made for a ‘great Christmas.’
‘Which you can say again, “Merry Christmas,” because Donald Trump is now the president,’ he added. ‘You can say it again.’
It’s OK to say. It’s not a pejorative word anymore,’ Lewandowski added.
For years, Fox News reporters have covered a ‘War on Christmas,’ suggesting that political correctness has led to a cultural transition from ‘Merry Christmas’ to ‘Happy Holidays.’
Lewandowski made it clear that Trump is solidly in the ‘Merry Christmas’ camp.
He referenced this twice in talking to Sean Hannity last night.
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