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Trump relied on a very different type of star power for his inaugural White House Easter Egg Roll
Trump offers himself as star attraction of Easter Egg Roll
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/donald-trump-easter-egg-roll-assures-americans-237287
By Nolan D. McCaskill
04/17/17 11:10 AM EDT
Updated 04/17/17 01:27 PM EDT
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President Donald Trump relied on a very different type of star power for his inaugural White House Easter Egg Roll — his own.
Gone were chart-topping names from the Obama administration such as Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Beyoncé. Instead, thousands were treated to military bands and far less prominent acts, including a family band that arrived in an RV.
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Like his inauguration, Trump’s Easter Egg Roll lacked the additional star power on display during Obama’s presidency. The president himself, however, was the star attraction (even the first lady felt it necessary to introduce herself to a crowd of children), drawing everyone’s attention as he walked onto the balcony with his family. “The president’s coming,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, pausing his reading of the picture book “It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny.”......................
