Overview
- The president posted the message on December 24 on his own social media platform.
- His greeting included the phrase “Merry Christmas to everyone including the extreme-left scum,” as cited in Japanese coverage.
- Kyodo News filed the Washington report that was carried by multiple Japanese newspapers.
- Reports describe the remark as directed at the Democratic Party’s radical-left faction.
- The coverage notes no official responses or policy consequences connected to the post.