President Humbug

Merry Christmas from the guy with no off switch pic.twitter.com/Zm1LUX7A0u

— Arlen Parsa (@arlenparsa) December 25, 2018

I was raised on Christmas movies--movies where cruel and selfish people were transformed, where lonely people found love and friendship, where communities were moved to extraordinary acts of kindness and generosity, all because of the Christmas Spirit. It's all very corny and naive...but it's also kind of a nice idea.

In word and in deed, Trump embodies the exact opposite of the Christmas Spirit.

Donald Trump, answering phone call from 7-year-old on Christmas Eve: "Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal, right?" pic.twitter.com/VHexvFSbQ1

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 25, 2018

Right now hundreds of thousands of families are suffering through the holiday season because Trump can't get funding for his racist vanity project.

My husband is active duty Coast Guard. Everyone thinks the military is getting paid during the shutdown, but the Coast Guard is facing no pay on the 1st due to being DHS and not DoD. We live in NYC, pay over $2K/month in rent, have a toddler and one on the way.#ShutdownStories

— Katy⚓ (@katyjb88) December 24, 2018

My husband is a Park Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and he had to sign his furlough papers. We have a 4 yr old and a 4 month old, and we don't know when his next check will come. Mortgage is due, Christmas 2 days away. #ShutdownStories

— Taylor Futch (@TaylorFutch1) December 24, 2018

Many more stories like these here. Trump's reaction?

WATCH: Trump ripped over ‘nauseating’ lack of compassion for paycheck-less federal employees in Christmas Day interview https://t.co/B8vUgi1rG3

— Raw Story (@RawStory) December 25, 2018

And meanwhile, the soldiers Trump deployed to the border for a cheap political stunt are spending the holiday season there.

And today, Christmas Day, we have yet another horrifying reminder of Trump's performative cruelty.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody early Tuesday, U.S. immigration authorities, marking the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month.https://t.co/bTXsZYBr4t

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 25, 2018

Trump is every villain in every Christmas movie rolled into one. He has the callous indifference of Ebenezer Scrooge, the grasping malice of Old Man Potter, the petty spite of the Grinch, the sadistic bullying of Scut Farkus, the vicious insecurity of Granville Sawyer, and the larcenous nature of Randolph & Mortimer Duke. In other words,

Ruining Christmas is what Trump does.

Also, every day is Christmas. https://t.co/tlzEhEbUvL

— Crabby Tom Hilton (@TVHilton) December 25, 2018