Every year at this time, the White House holds an official Easter Egg Roll event that brings in people of all ages to participate in the festivities, which include a greeting from the President, First Lady, and the Easter Bunny along with an egg hunt, and of course the rolling of the dyed eggs along the White House lawn.
As the website describes it, the official egg roll originated in 1878, after "a group of bold children walked up to the White House gate, hoping to be allowed to play egg-rolling games there."
"President [Rutherford B.] Hayes told his guards to let the children enter, and soon Easter Monday on the White House grounds became an annual tradition," it noted. "President Benjamin Harrison added music to the festivities in 1889 with the United States Marine Band."
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The annual gathering is underway as we speak, and President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and the Easter Bunny have already kicked things off:
MORE FOOTAGE - from @RebeccaRoseGold pic.twitter.com/yMbiukbhox
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 21, 2025
.@POTUS recognizes our wonderful @FLOTUS for her hard work putting together the White House Easter Egg Roll ❤️ 🥚 🐤 🐰 pic.twitter.com/MfwbyGH2uq
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 21, 2025
With Mrs. Trump handling things, it was destined to look stunning:
Stunning decorations at the White House today for the Easter Egg Roll! pic.twitter.com/snMPNU4gJc
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) April 21, 2025
HAPPENING NOW: The 147th Easter Egg Roll is currently underway at the White House.
— FRONTLINES (@FrontlinesTPUSA) April 21, 2025
Approximately 30,000 eggs are used in this year’s festivities, donated by the American Egg Board.@tpusa | @MonicaPaigeTV pic.twitter.com/QLzPUZ9OMh
Good morning from the White House! Today is the White House Easter Egg Roll. I’ll be following @FLOTUS, stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/mDFe10ofzo
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) April 21, 2025
Children enjoy bubble making during the 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House. pic.twitter.com/LE4qTlFPJY
— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) April 21, 2025
Thankfully, one thing we won't have to see on this sunny spring afternoon in Washington, DC, is any awkward moments involving the First Family. Nor will the day be declared, as it was by former President Joe Biden in 2024, the "Transgender Day of Visibility," as recalled by my colleague Bob Hoge.
Perhaps most importantly, there won't be any handlers bizarrely dressing up as the Easter Bunny to steer the president away from people asking questions, as we saw in 2022 in this infamous moment, as reshared by my colleague Nick Arama:
EASTER BUNNY to Joe: This way... pic.twitter.com/joU3SmdORZ
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 18, 2022
And just to emphasize the point:
WATCH: Great to watch a President at the WH Easter Egg Roll who doesn't need the Easter Bunny to lead him around pic.twitter.com/0QEkzdn9pn
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) April 21, 2025
President @realDonaldTrump coloring with the kids at the White House Easter Egg Roll!
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) April 21, 2025
“I’m really into this!” pic.twitter.com/VKOK0h2Jcm
LOL. He is one of a kind. You gotta love it.
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