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Photos: Trumps welcome crowds for White House Easter Egg Roll

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President Donald Trump looks on as First Lady Melania Trump waves during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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Members of the public attend the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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President Donald Trump speaks during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump take part in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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President Donald Trump holds the arm of First Lady Melania Trump during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump look on during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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President Donald Trump participates in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the white House in Washingotn, D.C., on April 22, 2019.
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President Donald Trump speaks with children during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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First Lady Melania Trump draws with children during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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President Donald Trump holds up a drawing during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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First Lady Melania Trump poses for a picture as she participates in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the white House in Washingotn, D.C., on April 22, 2019.
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A little girl pushes an egg past President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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First Lady Melania Trump reads to children during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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Painted easter eggs are seen on a table during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2019.
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President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny and first lady Melania Trump, speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
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President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny and first lady Melania Trump, speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
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President Donald Trump, joined by first lady Melania Trump, left, blow whistles to start the annual White House Egg Roll, Monday, April 22, 2019, at the White House in Washington.
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President Donald Trump, joined by first lady Melania Trump, right, greets guests on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
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President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2019, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump kicked off the annual Easter Egg Roll Monday — the White House’s biggest social event of the year.

“I want to wish everybody a very happy Easter,” Trump said, addressing the crowd from the Truman Balcony, where he was joined by first lady Melania Trump and a bespectacled bunny character.

He also talked about his administration’s investments in the military, saying, “it is being rebuilt to a level we have never seen before.”

Trump later blew a whistle that began an egg roll on the South Lawn — one of many activities organized for the 30,000 adults and children who will stream through the gates all day.

The main event is the traditional rolling of hard-boiled eggs across the lawn, but the first lady has announced two new additions to the lineup of festivities: musical eggs and a game of hopscotch named for her “Be Best” children’s initiative.

There’s also a nook where Mrs. Trump and other officials are reading storybooks and a station for kids to make greeting cards to send to U.S. troops.

The White House Easter Egg Roll dates to 1878.

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