The phrase âMerry Christmasâ was trending on Monday, Feb. 3 after Eric Trump claimed that people were finally saying it again.
President Donald Trumpâs son announced victory over the supposed âwar on Christmasâ â something he does every now and then at random times of year â at a Trump campaign press conference in Des Moines, Iowa, ahead of the Republican caucuses.
While praising his father in a speech, the younger Trump pivoted to Christmas.
âWeâre saying Merry Christmas again,â he said, to applause. âWe werenât saying that.â
The Trumps often use this talking point, which has little basis. No one is preventing people from saying âMerry Christmas,â but businesses, including some of Trumpâs own, have been known to adopt the more inclusive phrase âHappy holidaysâ in their marketing.
Last year, Eric Trump whipped out the âweâre saying âMerry Christmasâ againâ rhetoric before Halloween. Later in 2019, his father claimed that people wanted to stop saying âThanksgivingâ â an assertion even Trump allies on Fox News questioned.
With the holidays about 10 months away, Twitter users were shocked to discover we were saying âMerry Christmasâ again already: