--- title: Easter Egg Roll: Trump Bunny Best Memes description: The President made his Easter Monday remarkers alongside a larger-than-life Easter Bunny, leading to plenty of online jokes. canonical: https://time.com/4742784/trump-easter-memes/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-17T17:58:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T08:46:13.582Z og:title: Trump's Easter Bunny Moment Is Becoming a Meme, Of Course og:description: It was inevitable. og:url: https://time.com/4742784/trump-easter-memes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3e519ef1a5ae59a/6988c31cfb4eac68ca8918b4/trump-bunny.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP-EASTER EGG ROLL og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump's Easter Bunny Moment Is Becoming a Meme, Of Course twitter:description: It was inevitable. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3e519ef1a5ae59a/6988c31cfb4eac68ca8918b4/trump-bunny.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:28 video:published: 2017-04-17 section: politics topics: White House Easter Egg Roll, presidential remarks, Easter tradition, national progress, event anniversary genre: speech, event coverage tones: celebratory, confident, brief, appreciative emotions: pride (medium), optimism (medium), gratitude (low) sentiment: positive audience: political news readers, White House event followers, families interested in the Easter Egg Roll people: Donald Trump organizations: White House transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # The Internet Is Having a Field Day Turning Trump's Easter Bunny Moment Into Memes > Sponsored content. 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President Trump gives an address before participating in his first White House Easter Egg Roll._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary President Trump gives brief remarks before taking part in his first White House Easter Egg Roll. He notes that this is the 139th Easter Egg Roll and says the event began in 1878. He closes by saying the nation will be stronger and better and that things are on track, then thanks attendees for being there. ## Key points - The event is the 139th Easter Egg Roll. (00:05) - The Easter Egg Roll began in 1878. (00:12) - The speaker says the nation will be stronger, bigger and better than ever before. (00:12) - The speaker states that the country is right on track. (00:20) - The speaker thanks everybody for being at the event. (00:24) - The audience responds with applause at the end of the remarks. (00:24) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:12] Opening remarks on the Easter Egg Roll anniversary. The speaker thanks attendees and notes that this is the 139th Easter Egg Roll, which began in 1878. - [00:12 to 00:28] Remarks on the nation's direction. The speaker says the nation will be stronger and better, claims things are on track, and closes with thanks and applause. ## Key quotes - [00:05] President Trump: "This is the 139th" - [00:12] President Trump: "It began long ago, 1878." - [00:16] President Trump: "And we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation." - [00:20] President Trump: "we're right on track." ## Questions this video answers - How many times has the Easter Egg Roll been held? [00:05] - When did the Easter Egg Roll begin? [00:12] - What does the speaker say about the future of the nation? [00:16] - What does the speaker say about the current direction of the country? [00:20]  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 17, 2017 5:58 PM UTC President Trump gives an address before participating in his first White House Easter Egg Roll.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 17, 2017 5:58 PM UTC The [139th annual Easter Egg Roll](http://time.com/4742103/donald-trump-white-house-easter-egg-roll-watch-online/) is always a festive occasion at the White House, and this year’s party was [no exception](http://www.extracrispy.com/culture/2436/the-white-house-easter-egg-roll-explained), with Donald Trump delivering a speech to the assembled crowd alongside a larger-than-life, bespectacled visitor: the [Easter Bunny](http://time.com/3767518/easter-bunny-origins-history/) himself. “We will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever before,” Trump said in his Easter Monday remarks from a balcony, flanked by the bunny and First Lady Melania. The holiday pairing led to an outpouring of comments online, as viewers joked about the Trump-Bunny buddy duo—and wondered who could possibly be inside the large, fuzzy costume. (Although he’s appeared in bunny [costume before](http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/16/sean-spicer-dressed-easter-bunny-president-george-bush-white-house-egg-roll), it wasn’t Press Secretary Sean Spicer, as he had a different task: [reading to kids](http://time.com/4742596/sean-spicer-easter-reading/) on the South Lawn.) See some of the reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/853980186219618305) > [](https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/853980804116090880) > [](https://twitter.com/cafedotcom/status/853983409269559296) > [](https://twitter.com/kpfallon/status/853983334430633985) > [](https://twitter.com/m3mo/status/853981401720410112) > [](https://twitter.com/eliotnelson/status/853979855146414080) > [](https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/853979886721146882) > [](https://twitter.com/swin24/status/853979841355501569) > [](https://twitter.com/timothypmurphy/status/853980421704622082) > [](https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/853980954028904452) ## Transcript [00:00] I want to thank everybody. This is the 139th [00:05] Easter Egg Roll. Think of it. 139th. It began long ago, [00:12] 1878. And we will be stronger [00:16] and bigger and better as a nation. Than ever before, [00:20] we're right on track. You see what's happening and we are [00:24] right on track so thank you everybody for being here. 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