Trumps welcome thousands to the White House for the annual Easter egg roll

Children and their parents participate in the White House Egg Roll on the South Lawn on Monday in Washington, D.C. The White House expected thousands of children and adults to participate in the annual tradition of rolling colored eggs down the White House lawn, which was started by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878.

President Trump welcomed an estimated 40,000 people to the South Lawn of the White House on Monday for its annual Easter egg roll event. The annual tradition dates back to the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, and save for war and food shortages, has been a mainstay of Pennsylvania Avenue since 1878.

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