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From the blog of Grant Arthur Gochin at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Grant Arthur Gochin at The Times of Israel

The pulse nightclub in orlando, where the president gave himself a pat on the back and said he appreciated all the congratulations he was getting from people. after that terrible, terrible slaughter. there is -- there is something terribly wrong with him. and in this case, i think it's not just a psychological need. it is, as you said, a political awareness that he rules by dividing, by insinuating that some of his predecessors like president obama, maybe they were not as imbued with the christmas spirit as he is. and he also works by quoting the woman on fox news by suggesting that he, probab...

And maybe that's how he is really defending christmas, embracing the season by being the biggest snowflake in america. back with me is jason johnson and david frum. david, how does this whole thing work? and why won't it go away? >> well, look, i'm a double target in the war on christmas because not only am i jewish and not a christian and not an observer of the christmas holiday, but i grew up in canada where people are as likely to say happy christmas as merry christmas. so it's a two-front war. your point about the president's need for congratulations is very powerful. the ugliest manifesta...

>> thank you, president trump for letting us say merry christmas again. >> maybe donald trump really does need those thank yous. maybe without that effusive purchased praise, he gets emotional or hurt or even offended. and maybe that's how he is really defending christmas, embracing the season by being the biggest snowflake in america. back with me is jason johnson and david frum. david, how does this whole thing work? and why won't it go away? >> well, look, i'm a double target in the war on christmas because not only am i jewish and not a christian and not an observer of the christmas holida...