>> what do you think santa is going to bring you? >> and teleconferencing with the troops? >> i just wanted to wish everybody a very, very merry christmas. we say christmas again very proudly. >> reporter: trump claiming he has led the charge for americans to say merry christmas instead of happy holidays. >> it's my tremendous honor to finally wish america and the world a very merry christmas. >> reporter: despite the fact that president obama used the phrase repeatedly while in office. >> hello, everyone, and merry christmas. >> so merry christmas, everybody. >> merry christmas, everybody. >> trump also spent the holiday weekend lashing out again at the country's top law enforcement agency. attacking fbi deputy director, andrew m mccabe, former fbi director, james comey, and james bark. the president pouncing on reports that mccabe is planning to retire in march, going after the fbi deputy on donations that his wife donated to a super pac.