Where is Santa Claus right now? NORAD Santa tracker unaffected by the closure of the government; Trump told a NORAD correspondent that he was "marginal" at the age of 7

The government may have partially closed, but the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is still following Santa's journey around the world. NORAD will respond to children's calls day and night, day and night, trying to accurately locate Santa and wait for his long-awaited arrival.

NORAD has been following Santa for decades with the help of nearly 1,500 military and volunteers. . In the past, former First Lady Michelle Obama had responded to calls made for more than six years. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump helped NORAD during the 2017 and current vacation seasons, as she noted on Twitter on Christmas Eve:

At one point, the president tells a seven-year-old child that believing in Santa Claus at this age is "marginal". He asked the boy, named Coleman, if he still believed in Santa Claus. After listening, Mr. Trump said, "Because at 7, it's marginal, right?" He listened again and laughed before saying, "Well, you just have fun."

Shift. Andrew Hennessey, of the Canadian Army, said that NORAD began tracking down Santa 63 years ago and began by running local advertising in a local Colorado Springs newspaper.

"It was a Sears administration that printed a phone number to call Santa directly, eventually calling our Director of Operations at that time." He took a call from the child. , thinking it was a joke and a kind of quickly after that, and "NORAD Tracks Santa" perpetuates this tradition today. "

As early as Monday afternoon, Santa Claus traveled to Saudi Arabia, said Hennessey.

"In general, it starts around the international deadline, going to New Zealand, Australia, Asia Pacific, Europe and finally to North America, where we will escort it with planes. NORAD combat in Canada and the US We will see it well with our radars in the systems we use every day to defend North America. "

For those looking for live updates about Santa's trip. NORAD offers live updates by phone, Facebook, Twitter and email. If you call 877-HI-NORAD, someone will inform you.