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The annual Easter Egg Roll is seen as microcosm of how the White House works or, in Trump's case, doesn't work
RACHEL LEAH
Easter Sunday is just days away, but apparently, President Donald Trump is worlds behind in the planning for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
The Sunday tradition is 138 years old, and as Melinda Bates, the Easter event organizer behind President Bill Clintons eight times as host, told The New York Times, Its the single most high-profile event that takes place at the White House each year, and the White House and the first lady are judged on how well they put it on. From her perspective, the outcome of the event is an indication of the administrations inner workings.
Obviously, to Donald Trumps White House, this is a disaster in the making
Warnings and finger-nudges to get the White House moving are coming in from many of the working parts of the annual event. The supplier of the wooden eggs that are a party favor staple, sent a tweet out in February tagging the first family with a message: Please reach out!
Link to tweet
Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trumps communications director, told the Times, Plans for the Easter Egg Roll are well underway, and the White House looks forward to hosting it. But public schools in the Washington area have heard nothing from the White House, even though they are typically allocated up 4,000 tickets for children. What about military families, which used to account for 3,000 tickets?
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catbyte
(34,174 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)Mar-el-Loco.
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)He better not move too fast. He could send Melania in her stilettos, which will sink in the grass. He better let the First Lady, Ivanka, handle this one.
SCantiGOP
(13,856 posts)is that this will be Obama's fault. Not quite sure why, but I'm sure Spicer will explain it at the appropriate time.
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Ivanka, Don Jr. will have their kids there, along with a whole host of secret service gents. Who needs "civilians"? Besides, the Orange Lump will be in Florida, golfing. This might be a weekend off for Maleria.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Alice11111
(5,730 posts)Home or go elsewhere. I know it is hard to fuck up an Easter Egg hunt for kids, but this is DT.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Can't we schedule it for some other day?
FSogol
(45,360 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Donnie likes Mondays for his "me" time. You know, to rest up and recover from a grueling "work" weekend.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Hide one page of his tax returns in each egg. Everyone will flock to the WH.
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)Uh-huh.
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)I bet they just don't want to pay tribute to a tradition that Obama started.
Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)hit the eggs around? Maybe Trump will be able to relate to it?
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)seems to be more his mode of golfing. Seems to spend a lot of time there.
DownriverDem
(6,206 posts)I have a feeling that it is the First Lady who should be in charge. Remember how involved Michelle was with all the White House activities? With the trump White House, they are flying by the seat of their pants. They don't ask and they don't care either.
I bet they will have it, but few will be there.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)C Moon
(12,188 posts)Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)jmowreader
(50,453 posts)This is what it looks like when Donald Trump holds one...
rivegauche
(601 posts)to do even one stinking job. Yes it's HER JOB. If she didn't want to ride the wave of orange vomit to Washington she should have bailed out long ago.
gademocrat7
(10,623 posts)drumpf and his clan are a disgrace to our country.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,872 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)are busy putting together their own Trump eggs for sale at 1K an egg.
Gold plated pot metal, with the Trump logo and MAGA on it.
duncang
(1,907 posts)GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)God, please let this train wreck of an administration be gone by then.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle, you have NO idea how much you are missed!!
TomVilmer
(1,832 posts)murielm99
(30,657 posts)trump's lackey. He would do anything for trump. Let him organize it.
They can roll Humpty-Dumpty Chris down the hill and across the lawn a few dozen times.
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)murielm99
(30,657 posts)at the Easter Egg roll. Unlike her usual grumpy, grinchy look, she had a purely happy, carefree smile on her face. She was enjoying the day. One of my friends criticized her, and I didn't say anything. But that was the ONE TIME she looked like a human being. That was nice.
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)He's used to it.
maxrandb
(15,192 posts)Get off my God damn yard!!!!
GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)The White House is already full of eggheads, marshmallow perps, dumb bunnies and harebrained schemes.