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... In the clip, Santa chuckles "ho ho ho" as he unrolls the list, which includes MS NOW reporters Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian, CNN's Jake Tapper, and reporters from CBS News, Axios, and The Bulwark.

The soundtrack is the holiday classic "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," with the lyric "You better watch out" playing as the names appear -- an element many critics said gave the video the tone of a warning rather than a joke.

The video closes with the message "Better luck next year," followed by a sign-off reading: "The White House, President Donald J. Trump" ...