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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 18 april 2017
Trump welcomes 21,000 to his first Easter Egg Roll

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“And we will be stronger
and bigger and better as
a nation than ever before.
We’re right on track,” he
said, speaking of the na-
tion’s strength under fewer
than 100 days of his leader-
ship.
Trump’s wife, Melania, and
their son, Barron, 11, and
the Easter Bunny joined him
on a balcony overlooking
the expansive lawn be-
fore they went downstairs
to join some of the 21,000
people who were expect-
ed to attend what is the
biggest social event every
year at the White House.
Before joining the festivi-
ties with his family, Trump
thanked his wife for “work-
ing on this for a long time
to make it perfect.”
There was, however, some
speculation about wheth-
er the Trumps would be
able to pull off a successful
“egg-stravaganza.” Plan- Participants in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April, 17,
ning seemed to get off to 2017. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host the official annual Easter egg roll at the White House.
a late start, with the Trumps (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
taking longer than in pre-
vious years to announce kids at a table to color and Eric, and their wives, Virginia, said his egg-rolling said while he and his father,
Monday’s date. cards to send to U.S. ser- and daughter Tiffany also effort ended with a sec- Jack, waited for Trump to
Both Trump and the first vice members. attended. Seven-year-old ond-place finish. It was his appear that the experi-
lady have been slow to fill Trump’s older sons, Don Jr. Johnny Wilmer of Arlington, first Easter egg roll, and he ence had been “great.”q
White House jobs, and at
least one regular egg roll
vendor took to Twitter, the
president’s favorite social
medium, to remind the
White House that a dead-
line for ordering the wood-
en eggs that are given
out as souvenirs was ap-
proaching.
But the egg rolling event,
which dates to 1878,
wouldn’t be made to dis-
appear. It was just made
smaller, down from the
35,000 people who got
tickets last year, but re-
taining such activities as
a reading nook, an area
to send messages to U.S.
troops and an entertain-
ment stage.
“As we renew this tradition,
thank you for joining us,”
the first lady said.
Moments later, Trump
blew a whistle three times,
each time sending groups
of youngsters scurrying to
deftly use a wooden spoon
to maneuver their dyed
egg several yards across
the finish line. He, the first
lady and Barron also joined