Today is the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, where the President and First Lady welcome children to the South Lawn for a day of fun and egg hunting.
Given that this is President Donald Trump’s first time hosting the Easter Egg Roll, all eyes were on the White House this morning—and onlookers immediately noticed several changes from the Easter celebrations of the Obama era. With fewer celebrities taking part this year, cabinet secretaries read to the gathered children instead—and the change was sometimes jarring:
Sign of the times: At last year's #EasterEggRoll, the cast of Black-ish read to kids gathered on the lawn. This year? It's AG Jeff Sessions.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) April 17, 2017
Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s participation in the festivities also raised some eyebrows, especially since he played the White House Easter Bunny during the Bush administration—in fact, everyone’s favorite Spicer impersonator Melissa McCarthy wore an Easter Bunny costume on Saturday Night Live this weekend:
Sean Spicer reads "How To Catch The Easter Bunny" to a group of kids at the White House #EasterEggRoll https://t.co/0Db4nKsmBQ pic.twitter.com/9zzpULoPxW
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 17, 2017
The most awkward moment, however, occurred during the National Anthem. Trump forgot to put his hand on his heart when the music started, so First Lady Melania Trump reminded him with a not-so-subtle nudge. Many on social media found this incredibly ironic, since the First Lady was born in Slovenia:
Melania appears to subtly nudge Trump during national anthem, reminding him to lift his hand https://t.co/NZoaj1H2zN https://t.co/BJN3bdGh1W
— CNN (@CNN) April 17, 2017
Wow, feels: The President forgot to put his hand on his heart for the national anthem, until an immigrant reminded him. pic.twitter.com/2s8R8iESRB
— GIF The News (@NowThisGIF) April 17, 2017
Melania "reminds" Trump that his hand belongs on his chest 4 the Nat'l Anthem @ #EasterEggRoll. To be fair, they salute in Russia. #BigDummy pic.twitter.com/aY3l8RrO6h
— Jordan A. Hora (@JordanHora) April 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/JohnDoe_997/status/853990504647729153
Here's the nudge. Can't make it up!! #EasterEggRoll #idiotinchief @realDonaldTrump @POTUS pic.twitter.com/dF9zAD5kJK
— Sara 🖤✨ (@saraxsaurusrex) April 17, 2017
So glad the president knows how to act, oh wait…#EasterEggRoll https://t.co/bcLb53KZ0L
— hotmess in grad school ♡ (@rubysletters) April 17, 2017
Immigrants, they get the job done #EasterEggRoll https://t.co/5WATCRkdhs
— Amanda B. Cronkhite (@abcronkhite) April 17, 2017
Looks like the smaller crowd size won’t be the only thing people remember from this Easter Egg Roll.
