President Obama Responds To A Christmas Wish From A Chicago Kid, Asking Santa For Safety

President Obama responded to a hopeful letter from a young boy from Chicago. 13 year-old, Malik Bryant, summited a letter to a Letters to Santa Drive simply asking Santa for safety in his neighborhood of Englewood, Chicago. The letter went viral after it was was tweeted by @spencertweedy. Although Malik was honored by the letter, he is not so optimistic about change......

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Malik's letter tweeted by @spencertweedy

Every year, my friend Michelle does a Letters to Santa drive. This is a real letter from a kid in Englewood, Chicago: pic.twitter.com/66GNaEQx5J

— Spencer Tweedy (@spencertweedy) December 10, 2014

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