Trump at the Nov. 30, 2017 tree-lighting ceremony.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., December 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Christmas is not about “what we have” but rather “who we are,” and that is children of God, President Trump said at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday.
“For Christians, this is a Holy season – the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Christmas story begins 2000 years ago with a mother, a father, their baby son, and the most extraordinary gift of all, the gift of God’s love for all of humanity, ” he said.
“Whatever our beliefs, we know that the birth of Jesus Christ and the story of this incredible life forever changed the course of human history. There’s hardly an aspect of our lives today that his life has not touched: art, music, culture, law, and our respect for the sacred dignity of every person everywhere in the world,” he added.
Trump said that at Christmas “we recognize that the real spirit of Christmas is not what we have, it’s about who we are –
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