When Trump forbade a Christmas tree — and other forgotten stories from the ‘war on Christmas’

The following article by Avi Selk was posted on the Washington Post website December 25, 2017:

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to make America say “Merry Christmas” again. He surely says it a lot himself. (Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)

It’s Christmas, and President Trump is celebrating by repeatedly typing “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” — and by taking credit for having “led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase.”

Ah, the proverbial “war on Christmas,” in which the holiday is under attack — with even the “Merry Christmas” greeting frowned upon — and the faithful fight to defend it. And first among them: Trump. Continue reading “When Trump forbade a Christmas tree — and other forgotten stories from the ‘war on Christmas’”