7歲還相信聖誕老人,川普又出幺蛾子了

Donald Trump has asked a young girl if she still believes in Santa Claus while taking calls from children on Christmas Eve.

唐納德特朗普聖誕節前夕接聽兒童的電話時問一個年輕女孩是否仍然相信聖誕老人。

The president was taking part in a Santa-tracking programme set up by the North American Defense Command (NORAD), which allows children to call up and find out where Santa and his reindeer are in the world.

總統參加了由北美防務司令部（NORAD）設立的聖誕老人追蹤項目，該項目讓兒童可以通過打電話來確認聖誕老人和他的馴鹿位置。

One seven-year-old named Collman, whose call was patched through to the president, was told that believing in Santa at his age was "marginal".

一位名叫科爾曼的七歲男生的電話被接到總統那裏，他被告知，在他這個年紀相信聖誕老人是“罕見的”。

Footage of the exchange captured by White House press was shared across social media, revealing Mr Trump's side of the conversation.

白宮出版社拍攝的這次交流的錄像在社交媒體上被廣泛分享，揭示了特朗普先生這一方的情景。

"Are you still a believer in Santa?" the president asked.

“你還相信聖誕老人的存在嗎？”總統問道。

After a brief pause, Mr Trump continued: "Because at seven it's marginal, right?"

短暫停頓後，特朗普先生繼續說道：“因爲七歲還相信是很罕見的，對吧？”

The Republican leader then laughs at the child's response, before signing off the conversation.

在電話結束之前，這位共和黨領導人在孩子回答之後笑了。

"You just enjoy yourself," he said.

“你好好享受吧，”他說。

Mr Trump was joined by his wife Melania in the State Dining Room of the White House, with the First Lady also taking calls from children.

特朗普在白宮國家餐廳與他的妻子梅拉尼亞一同出席，第一夫人也接聽了兒童的電話。

Norad set up the Santa-tracking program in 1955 and it has become a tradition for the president and first lady to take phone calls from children on 24 December.

Norad於1955年建立了聖誕老人追蹤計劃，12月24日，總統和第一夫人接聽兒童電話已成爲傳統。

The caller was initially identified as a boy.

打電話的孩子一開始被誤認爲是男孩子。