First Lady Melania Trump announced the cancellation of the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, and drew ridicule and mockery for claiming that is was a “difficult decision” amid a pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control currently recommends that public gatherings be no larger than 50 people as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, infecting nearly 4,000 Americans and killing at least 70 so far.
But despite her husband referring to the virus as a “hoax,” Melania Trump put out a statement canceling the Easter Egg Roll, a tradition that has only been canceled two other times in the last 140 years.
“I deeply regret this cancellation, but we need to make difficult decisions in the short-term to ensure a healthy country for the long-term,” she said in a statement.
Out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with the National Emergency Declaration concerning the COVID-19, the Office of the First Lady is announcing that this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll has been canceled. pic.twitter.com/Qr8VdWj6Bw
— Stephanie Grisham (@PressSec) March 16, 2020
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The White House Easter Egg Roll has been canceled.
“I deeply regret this cancellation, but we need to make difficult decisions in the short-term to ensure a healthy country for the long-term,” said First Lady Melania Trump.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 16, 2020
Of course, canceling the event is actually an easy decision, not a difficult one.
Thousands of Americans attend the annual event, which would put many at risk of spreading or contracting the virus, including children.
Social media took aim at Melania over her statement.
First lady Melania Trump has announced the annual White House Easter Egg Roll — a tradition dating back more than 140 years — won’t be held next month due to concerns over “a Democrat hoax”? 🤔 I thought cases would drop from 15 to zero? #TrumpLiesAboutCoronavirus
You lying POS— jen pal (@jennyrachelpal) March 16, 2020
Thank god we don’t need to see this ridiculous character… can do without the bunny as well. pic.twitter.com/rpIjhKgBaM
— chris luise (@coachchrislu) March 16, 2020
Marie Antoinette speaks. How that new tennis pavilion coming along?
— Water Music 🆘 #ResistFascism 🆘 (@WaterMusic3) March 16, 2020
I’m surprised that the Easter Egg Roll was cancelled…this virus thing is just a hoax, right, created by the Dems, Crooked Hillary, and the Crooked Media? https://t.co/3e4AHTpcR8
— John oso viejo Armistead (@chiniakak) March 16, 2020
Be honest. She has no time, what with the tennis court completion date looming.
— Joyous Times (@TimesJoyous) March 16, 2020
Here is our Marie-Antoinette, still living in her golden bubble, shows up in the World Pandemic, to tell us that she is canceling the Easter roll at the White House. She says that it was very difficult for her, canceling! Sniff, 🤮🤮https://t.co/8DzdScbZvn
— Louise Charlebois 🆘🍑🌊🌊🌊#Resist #BlueWave2020 (@louise1761) March 16, 2020
JUST IN: Malaria Trump cancels the White House Easter Egg Roll, so she can devote more time to the Biden’s tennis pavilion.
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@HoodlumRIP) March 16, 2020
Good, the Trump administration has been fucking everything up since the first White House Easter Egg Roll. https://t.co/0sHSlYbHpx
— Trevor Pitt (@Trevor_Pitt) March 16, 2020
Will there still be bunnies? pic.twitter.com/mxPj8PlAyZ
— Louise (@clwtweet) March 16, 2020
Melania did do the right thing by canceling the event, but the way she did it as if proceeding with it was an option during this pandemic is certainly worthy of mockery.
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