| | | | | A young White House visitor wears a MAGA hat with bunny ears during the 139th Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn Monday. Photo Credit:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images | | | It's Easter Egg Roll Day: Live from the South Lawn
Trump Book Club: POTUS recommends blank gag book
Online Right Civil War: Trump supporters split over Syria strike | | | What the White House is Talking About:
It's White House Easter Egg Roll day.
What the White House Press Corps is Talking About:
Comparing this year's Easter Egg Roll to Easter Egg Rolls of the past.
Our Daily Melania:
Melania welcomed visitors this morning, and she also nudged President Trump during the National Anthem to remind him to put his hand on his heart... | | Image credit: @DaniellaMicaela/Twitter
Who's That Boy Band?:
Past Easter Egg Roll performers have included the Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber, but this year, the kids get Bro4, performing this afternoon. They really are brothers and they're from New Jersey. Wonder who they know to have scored an invite...? Also, apparently this is the face I make when I meet a boy band: | | Image credit: @KateBennett_DC/Twitter
Spicer Reading Time:
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (who played the role of White House Easter bunny a few times in George W. Bush's administration) was on hand to read to kids today. His selection: "How To Catch The Easter Bunny." | | Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
White House Rock Star:
The biggest draws at the Easter Egg Roll are the costumed characters (Elmo, Cat in the Hat, and the Ninja Turtles are here). Also popular is Kellyanne Conway, who's been getting stopped for photos all morning. | | Image credit: Kate Bennett
She's carrying a gold Prada bag and wearing pale pink pumps.
Inspired by Barron:
The first son's love of soccer and "Minecraft" inspired some Easter Egg Roll activities today. D.C. United players are on the White House grounds, and there's a "Microsoft" coding station.
Birthday Boy:
Here's CNN silver fox Jim Acosta, who's celebrating a birthday today, striking a pose with Donatello: | | Image credit: @betsy_klein/Twitter
Must-See Mag Cover of the Month:
The Atlantic's May issue features Alec Baldwin, mid-Trump-transformation, on its cover: | | | Image credit: @TheAtlantic/Twitter | | What Washington is Talking About:
North Korea. Their attempted missile launch failed Sunday, and Vice President Pence, speaking in Seoul, South Korea, today, said the US "will meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response."
What America is Talking About:
The 37-year-old suspected for murdering a man in Cleveland and uploading footage of the murder on Facebook.
Reminder:
Taxes are due tomorrow.
Tax Protests:
Demonstrators in about 200 cities protested President Trump failing to release his tax returns Saturday. Trump was aware. "Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday," he tweeted. "The election is over!" | | Image credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
In Berkeley, California, at least 21 people were arrested after anti-Trump protesters arrived at a "Patriot Day" demonstration organized by Trump supporters.
Trump's Book Recommendation:
Trump tweeted a plug this morning for a book titled, "Reasons to Vote For Democrats." | | Image credit: @realDonaldTrump/Twitter
On Amazon, where it's available for $9.99, the book appears to be all blank pages. GET IT?!?! There are similar gag books for Reasons to vote for Republicans too, if that's more your politics.
Online Right Civil War:
Trump's decision to launch strikes in Syria has set off disagreements between his supporters, including prolific pro-Trump tweeter Bill Mitchell and InfoWars editor Paul Joseph Watson, who between them have more than 700,000 Twitter followers.
They debated on Periscope, with Mitchell (who was literally GLOWING during the livestream; I need to get whatever light he's using for myself to take selfies with) saying the strikes proved there are no ties between Trump and Russia and that if Trump did not respond to Syria's chemical attack, he would have been Obama 2.0. | | Image credit: @mitchellvii/Twitter
Watson had characterized Mitchell as a sheep "mindlessly cheerleading" for Trump, and he said he got blocked. "Bill has retreated to his safe space," he tweeted, which is perhaps the sickest online-right burn. Drama. | | Image credit: @PrisonPlanet/Twitter
The Softening:
In an Easter message on Twitter two years ago, Trump singled out haters and losers: | | Image credit: @realDonaldTrump/Twitter
But in his Easter greeting on Sunday, he was a little more inclusive: | | | Image credit: @realDonaldTrump/Twitter | | | | | | |
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