Media Coverage of Trump WH Easter Egg Hunt Isn't What It's Cracked Up To Be

There is a certain absurdity of President Trump standing next to the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny appears far more statesman like by comparison.


With that said, I do think the mainstream media is making a bit much out of this year's White House Easter Egg Hunt. Case in point would be Andrew Husband at UPROXX:




For starters, what was supposed to be a celebration of the Easter weekend felt more like a campaign event. As CNN’s Brian Stelter remarked, a Fox & Friends interview with Eric Trump sounded like a stump speech when U.S. actions in Syria and North Korea were brought up. “He will protect America, make no mistake about it,” said Eric. “He will protect our country.” The president’s own remarks, which he delivered while standing next to the Easter Bunny, weren’t all that different:

“This is the 139th Easter Egg Roll. Think of it… 139. It began a long time ago. 1878. And we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever before. We’re right on track. You see what’s happening, and we are right on track. So thank you, everybody, for being here.”

But let's compare President Trump's remarks with what former First Lady Michelle Obama said last Easter:


So we just want you to have fun. And the theme this year in our final year is pretty simple. It's: Let's celebrate. Let's celebrate all the good work that we've done, all the great messaging we've had. All the amazing change that we've seen in this country. And we want to celebrate our families. We want to celebrate our nation -- everything that makes us strong. It's our diversity, it's our values. That's what makes us strong.


Great messaging? All the amazing change we've seen in this country? That sounds pretty political to me. But the mainstream media agreed with those politics. So naturally they see nothing wrong with what the former First Lady said.


Aside from that the only difference between President Trump and former First Lady Obama is that the former said "stronger" while the latter said "strong." All in all, mainstream media coverage of the White House Easter Egg hunt isn't what it's cracked up to be.


Yes, there is plenty cause for concern when it comes to the Trump Administration. Bombing Syria and Afghanistan immediately come to mind. But this is a triviality. So is how Kellyanne Conway sits on a couch in the Oval Office, First Lady Melania Trump's official portrait and Vice-President Pence not having dinner alone with a woman other than his wife. None of these things matter in people's lives or in the well-being of our nation.


Those of us who want Trump out of office in 2020 must focus our energies on things that are of actual consequence. Because if Trump's opposition insists on concentrating on trivialities then there is a good chance we will have eight years of Trump instead of four.