{"id":7769,"date":"2025-03-29T23:40:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T23:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7769"},"modified":"2025-03-29T23:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T23:40:22","slug":"president-trump-shakes-up-a-longstanding-white-house-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7769","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Shakes Up A Longstanding White House Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehousehistory.org\/questions\/what-is-the-history-of-the-white-house-easter-egg-roll\">1878<\/a>, the White House has hosted an Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn. The annual event allows children to enjoy a time-honored tradition with the President of the United States. This year, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/donald-trump-has-on-air-mishap-he-takes-it-in-stride\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a> made a bold change to the time-honored Easter event. His move caused many people concern. Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/23\/politics\/white-house-easter-egg-roll-corporate-sponsorships\/index.html\">CNN,<\/a> a company called Harbingers will produce the 2025 Easter Egg Roll. The company will then sell corporate sponsorships ranging from $75,000 to $200,000 for logo and branding opportunities. According to CNN, Egg Roll has always been privately funded without taxpayer dollars. Typically, the American Egg Board funds a large portion of the event and provides thousands of eggs. This year, all funds raised will benefit the White House Historical Association.<\/p>\n<div class=\"story-thumbnail xxx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Easter.png?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Easter.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Easter.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Easter.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Easter.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Easter.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Easter.png?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Trump Easter\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=inspiremore_&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1899434065134067834&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inspiremore.com%2Fpresident-trump-shakes-up-a-longstanding-white-house-tradition%2F&amp;sessionId=bdc50ab476c026e3e86738ba7617496132f68bbb&amp;siteScreenName=inspiremore_&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1899434065134067834\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-donald-trump-s-new-easter-egg-roll-opportunity-violates-regulations-for-public-spaces\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Donald Trump\u2019s New Easter Egg Roll Opportunity Violates Regulations For Public Spaces,<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/cfr\/text\/5\/2635.702\">Cornell Law School,<\/a> \u201cAn\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/definitions\/index.php?width=840&amp;height=800&amp;iframe=true&amp;def_id=b3464e805fbe7dd2347838286439bc3a&amp;term_occur=999&amp;term_src=Title:5:Chapter:XVI:Subchapter:B:Part:2635:Subpart:G:2635.702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">employee<\/a> may not use their public office for their own private gain; for the endorsement of any product, service, or enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news of the White House Egg Roll change caused mixed reactions on social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/karlykingsley\/status\/1904004150355959954\">Karly Kinglsey <\/a>posted on X, \u201cThe White House Easter Egg Roll is a public tradition, not a branding opportunity. Soliciting corporate sponsors cheapens the event, blurs ethics lines, and turns civic trust into ad space. Shameful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CREWcrew\/status\/1904639620739899804\">Citizens for Ethics<\/a> agreed, \u201cWith the White House soliciting corporate sponsorships, there is practically a \u2018For Sale\u2019 sign on its annual easter egg roll. That\u2019s a real ethics issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Brava303\/status\/1903842908123668588\">Unlimited Retirement<\/a> disagreed: \u201cNot NEW: Corporate sponsors have been part of the White House Easter Egg Roll for over 30 years. The event is supported by the White House Historical Association and private partners like Crayola, Coca-Cola, American Egg Board, and The Walt Disney Company.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1878, the White House has hosted an Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn. 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