During a truly bizarre interview with Newsmax host Mike Huckabee that aired this week, Donald Trump made the claim that his administration "rescued" Christmas, and that before he came into power people had stopped saying "Merry Christmas." This is a Republican lie that has persisted for decades now, with right wingers believing that Christmas has somehow been under attack, even though that's literally never happened from a President. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins talks about this absolutely stupid conversation between Trump and Huckabee. <br /><br />Link - <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-merry-christmas/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.rawstory.com/trump-merry-christmas/</a><br /><br />Become a member today!: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYWIEbibRcZav6xMLo9qWWw/join" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYWIEbibRcZav6xMLo9qWWw/join</a><br /><br />Support us by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon, and help keep progressive media alive!: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheRingofFire" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/TheRingofFire</a><br /><br />Find our merchandise at Teespring: <a href="https://teespring.com/stores/rof-store" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://teespring.com/stores/rof-store</a><br /><br />Spread the word! LIKE and SHARE this video or leave a comment to help direct attention to the stories that matter. And SUBSCRIBE to stay connected with Ring of Fire's video content!<br /><br />Support Ring of Fire by subscribing to our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/theringoffire" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/theringoffire</a><br /><br />Be sociable! Follow us on:<br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RingofFireRadio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/RingofFireRadio</a><br />Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/RingofFireRadio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitter.com/RingofFireRadio</a><br />Google+: <a href="http://plus.google.com/118415831573195648557" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://plus.google.com/118415831573195648557</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ringoffirenetwork/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/ringoffirenetwork/</a><br /><br />Follow more of our stories at <a href="http://www.TROFIRE.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.TROFIRE.com</a><br /><br />Subscribe to our podcast: <a href="http://www.ROFPodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.ROFPodcast.com</a><br /><br />*This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so please excuse any typos.<br /><br />Here's a little known fact. Prior to the year 2017, which was Donald Trump's first year in office, prior to the year 2017 Christmas had actually been banned here in the United States. Now, if that seems like a weird thing to hear good, there's nothing wrong with you. There was something wrong with the statement I said, because Christmas was never banned here in the United States and it didn't magically return when Donald Trump had his first Christmas in office in 2017. But that is effectively what Donald Trump claimed on an interview this week with Newsmax host Mike Huckabee, the religious panderer who has no idea what happens in the a real world. And Donald Trump told him this.<br /><br />We went through a long period where people quit saying Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. You deliberately changed that, Mike Huckabee responded. It was embarrassing for stores to say, Merry Christmas. You'd see these big chains, they want your money, but they don't wanna say Merry Christmas. They'd use reds. They'd use whites and snow, but they wouldn't say Christmas. When I started campaigning, I said, you're going to say Merry Christmas again and now people are saying it. We <br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02pquJd_Gac" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02pquJd_Gac</a>