Outrage. Despair. Total disappointment. Heartbreak.
These are just a few of the emotions people across the country are feeling after news broke that first lady Melania Trump hadn’t bothered… or maybe she’d forgotten?… or maybe she felt too overwhelmed?… or tired? …to plan the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll, a nearly 140-year-old American tradition.
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Since 1878, the first lady has always hosted the spring celebration, which attracts upwards of 35,000 people, including local schoolchildren, military families, Congressional guests, and members of the general public.
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This year, however, will be different. Apparently, Mrs. Trump failed the do any of the necessary planning, so the event is being scaled down bigly.
Like, in half.
Instead of 37,000 attendees like last year, the White House is only expecting about 20,000. There won’t be any souvenir Easter eggs (the first lady missed the manufacturer’s deadline), nor will there be any costumed Seasame Street characters (the first lady didn’t get her request in to PBS Kids on time) or celebrity guests (nobody wants to attend).
Rumor has is, Donald Trump himself isn’t even planning on being there. (Apparently he has previous plans to go to Mar-a-Lago.) It’s also not totally clear if Melania will be there.
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Naturally, folks aren’t happy about this. Sure, it may just be a silly Easter Egg Roll. But it’s a 138-year American tradition that has been honored by every administration since President Hayes!
Check out how people have been responding…
WTF does Melania do all day while Baron is in school? Can she & her staff not plan an Easter Egg Roll? Laziest bunch of ppl I've ever seen.
— Tina-TheResistance (@trcfwtt) April 12, 2017
Glad #WH is doing an Easter Egg ROLL. If it was a HUNT, I bet they’d be as well-hidden as Trump’s taxes. Kids would never find a single one!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) April 10, 2017
As far as I'm concerned, if you fuck up an Easter Egg Roll you are unfit to lead the country. #imissobama
— Kristin (@kristin_erica) April 13, 2017
Melania Trump is ditching the White House's annual easter egg roll. Imagine the outrage from the "right" if Michelle Obama did this…
— William LeGate (@williamlegate) April 12, 2017
Huh, it's almost as if the Trump White House is incapable of organizing, you know, anything at all. https://t.co/0a3BQeEjOa
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) April 11, 2017
Trump skipped White House Seder. Seems he will also skip the Easter Egg Roll. Baron is getting none of the perks. Poor kid.
— Sara F (@fleetssara) April 13, 2017
Unorganized,, last minute WH Easter egg roll planning fail. They'd be fired apprentices . Melania too busy. #waroneaster
— Judy Maclauchlan (@NOjudymac) April 13, 2017
2017: The same White House that couldn't figure out how to do the Easter Egg Roll is increasing tensions with a nuclear North Korea.
— David Yankovich (@DavidYankovich) April 12, 2017
This is an administration that’s apparently struggling with the annual Easter egg roll. You can imagine what that means for trade policy
— Melissa Nemeth (@melissanemeth37) April 13, 2017
Can we sue Melania Trump for ruining Easter egg roll at the White House?
— Blue VA (@VA4Hillary1) April 12, 2017
White House solicits Sesame Street characters for Easter Egg Roll four days after bid to end PBS funding https://t.co/zizfBKts77 pic.twitter.com/GTKGKeENgj
— Rob Callaghan (@robbiesolid) April 13, 2017
Breaking: Pence to make children pay for funerals for the eggs at the annual WH Easter Egg Roll stating "They're chickens, not choices."
— MatzohNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) April 12, 2017
RIGay
Instead of Easter Eggs, they will be using Trump autographed golf balls.
mhoffman953
This is fake news. When it says, “There won’t be any souvenir Easter eggs (the first lady missed the manufacturer’s deadline)” that is a blatant lie.
There will be souvenir eggs:
http://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/easter
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/official-white-house-easter-eggs-available-exclusively-from-the-white-house-historical-association-300431230.html
http://wellswoodturning.com/americas-wooden-egg-supplier-turns-white-house-easter-eggs/
stanpaske
I prefer to use the other Trump phrase: ALTERNATIVE FACTS!
Bob LaBlah
Hoffman, you are downright pathetic. I bet even other jews shun you out of embarrassment.
DarkZephyr
If the eggs are manufactured in time, it won’t be because of any great planning on Melania’s part. From the final link you provided:
Oh please, if they DO manage to get the eggs out in time, it won’t be because of any great planning on Melania’s part. Did you even read what is in that last link you provided?
“We recognize that it’s a bit of a challenge for a new White House to deal with myriad transition details, but our staff has been very responsive and is highly experienced in moving the eggs through the mill.”
Meaning they are scrambling to get it done in time and if they pull it off, it will be THEM the children have to thank and not the White House.
1EqualityUSA
Hoff’s obsession this week, wood.
mhoffman953
@BobLaBlah How am I pathetic for pointing out an inaccurate statement from the Queerty post? Also, I’m not Jewish, not sure why the Jewish comment had to be made. You made a prior comment in the past condemning Jewish people, I think you might be anti-Semitic
@DarkZephyr I don’t care how much effort or planning was put into the egg order, it doesn’t change the fact that the above story is false when it says no eggs were ordered and they won’t be provided in time. Clearly it’s false because the eggs are already available for sale and have been available for sale since March.
@1EqualityUSA Shocking, you went from making jokes about handicap kids riding a short bus to now making condescending gay jokes.
1EqualityUSA
If this is the worst thing the Trumps do, we’ll be lucky.
DCguy
I love the Trump Trolls screaming in here about this.
The White House had no plans, the Easter Egg Company reached out to them multiple times. After the media picked up on it, they SUDDENLY sent in a rush last minute order and are only able to get half of the usual number.
Funny, Trump, the guy who claimed government was inefficient can’t even plan a party correctly.
1EqualityUSA
They’re Mar-a-Lagging behind.
MacAdvisor
Mrs. Trump has not agreed to serve as First Lady. The position is purely volunteer. She doesn’t have to do anything. She didn’t run for President. President Trump is fully capable of finding someone to serve in the position and direct the East Wing staff, but has failed to do so. He actually is paid to do work, she is not. If you don’t like what Mrs. Trump does, tough. Don’t like Trump, don’t vote for him. The Easter event will be just fine, if not what it once was.
Mandrake
Totally agree with you! And based on all the components that have to be tied into this kids’ event, it sounds like a major headache. It’s 2017. Time for a change!
DarkZephyr
“The Easter event will be just fine, if not what it once was”
“If not what it once was” is what people are disappointed about…
jkthsnk
Trash comment about trash disrespecting America.
Chookey43
I don’t see how you can say the whole internet are up in arms. I’m sure thousands of Australians don’t give a rats ass. So full of self importance. Trash.
DarkZephyr
You don’t really get the concept of hyperbole, do you?
1EqualityUSA
The rolling pin is a nice touch.
robert_pavlick
My God ! Children are being gassed in Syria while millions of other children even right here in USA go to bed hungry and their worried about a ridiculous Easter Egg Hunt ????? Give me a break !!!!
mhoffman953
Whoa, careful with that comment. The regulars on here might accuse you of working for Russia or being a troll using multiple screen names to change the topic.
I personally agree with you. Who cares about this? The whole thing is stupid. There are more pressing matters going on in the world
1EqualityUSA
“Pressing matters in the world” and you are spending inordinate amounts of time spewing your b.s. on a queer site. What a champ.
am_psi
Funny how these complainers are so worried about things being “traditional” all of a sudden, so they can fake moral outrage.
Mick406
The WHOLE internet is outraged, huh? What a crock! Your ‘facts’ are wrong. Just another attempt by Queerty to dig at the Trumps. You do NOT speak for at least 51% of us. And stop with the “Fire O’Bannon” ads. Stay out of politics PERIOD! Just do what you originally set out to do and that is ‘entertain’ us. Each day I am SO tempted to discontinue receiving these alarmist stories and no ‘meat’ in the menu of stories.
jkthsnk
It won’t be. We’ll all drown in the blood on their hands.
Jack Meoff
Melania has just sued the Daily Mail for $2.9 million for libel because “Melania was very much looking forward to a “unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as an extremely famous and well-known person, as well as a former professional model, brand spokesperson and successful businesswoman, to launch a broad-based commercial brand in multiple product categories, each of which could have garnered multi-million dollar business relationships for a multi-year term during which plaintiff is one of the most photographed women in the world.”
Well it looks like she is doing a pretty good job of ruining any chance she had of that all by herself by not performing the duties of Fist Lady and basically disappointing the American people. Is she going to give the money back now that it appears her claims of a lucrative career were bogus since she has done nothing but work against her own best interests in that regard? The woman is showing herself to be a joke and it’s everybody else’s fault but hers.
Jack Meoff
Meanwhile the number of new fake profiles on this thread making comments to try and draw attention away from this issue is making me laugh. Your attempts at misdirection are transparent and obvious.
Chris
Why should she? She’s not paid; nor is any first lady for that matter. ….. I loathe Trump as much as the next guy. But expecting any First Lady to do this sort of stuff for free is another example of how little we value women’s work.
He BGB
Too busy looking pretty, sitting on the settee eating bonbons.