He needlessly spelled out his plot to take over Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal in a too-long Truth Social tirade.

Past U.S. presidents have used their holiday messages to inspire the nation to overlook their differences and face hard times by coming together. President-elect Donald J. Trump had his own idea.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had asked the Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, after condemning Russia's Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system and some of its cities.

"Ukraine was brutally attacked on Christmas Day," said Keith Kellogg, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Ukraine and Russia envoy.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Ukraine peace envoy, Keith Kellogg, denounced Russia's mass attack on early Christmas morning, emphasizing that "Christmas should be a time of peace."