Many in the White House press corps have a raging case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
It flared up again when the White House released images of the commemorative eggs that will be available for purchase to celebrate the annual White House Easter Egg roll.
The @WhiteHouse wooden eggs are available in blue, yellow, pink, and green for $8.50 each. The gold egg is $14.95. pic.twitter.com/b9wNb7G3op
— WH Easter Egg Roll (@wheastereggroll) March 28, 2017
Pastel versions of the official egg are $8.50. A gold version is $14.95.
The eggs will feature the signature of President Trump and First lady Melania Trump.
Here's a close-up of the official 2017 GOLD @WhiteHouse Easter Egg. All eggs have stamped signatures of @POTUS and @FLOTUS pic.twitter.com/rXNMrTDG7l
— WH Easter Egg Roll (@wheastereggroll) March 28, 2017
The seemingly innocuous announcement triggered public hackles from mainstream media reporters.
New York Times reporter Julie Davis: “Forget those silly pastel/rainbow colors of White House East Egg Rolls past; Trump’s Easter eggs will be GOLD.”
Forget those silly pastel/rainbow colors of White House Easter Egg Rolls past; Trump's Easter eggs will be GOLD https://t.co/G3eeHmutnJ
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) March 28, 2017
Associated Press White House reporter Jonathan Lemire chimed in, “Gold. Of Course.”
Gold. Of course. https://t.co/PnRgpiaKAh
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) March 28, 2017
And left-wing Politico couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get a dig in, either. Reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere was apparently offended that there would be gold eggs, and that they would be “selling them at a $6 premium.”
Not only is the Trump White House making Easter eggs gold, but announcing it in all CAPS, and selling them at a $6 premium https://t.co/60jqZ8tCAo
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) March 29, 2017
But it turns out the Trump-hating reporters have egg on their faces: Obama sold gold eggs first.
After firing off her initial tweet, Julie Davis actually did some research and discovered gold eggs were available for sale last year:
Appears my memory of Easter Egg Rolls past was wrong. Seems Obamas had a golden egg too — not a Trump innovation https://t.co/zectzLccyC
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) March 28, 2017
Davis conceded the gold eggs are “not a Trump innovation.”
Were the reporters so upset or sarcastic when Obama sold them last year?
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