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<h2>This year, the White House is selling <a href="http://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/easter/official-2017-gold-white-house-easter-egg" target="_blank">golden Easter eggs</a> to commemorate the <a href="http://www.someecards.com/news/politics/sean-spicer-easter-bunny-white-house/">annual White House Easter Egg Roll</a>.</h2><p>Given our current President, it seems pretty fitting, right?</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/wheastereggroll/status/846828469912666112/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fgregp-3534%2F2017%2F03%2F29%2Freporters-mocking-trumps-gold-easter-egg-get-an-immediate-history-lesson%2F</oembed><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WhiteHouse</a> wooden eggs are available in blue, yellow, pink, and green for $8.50 each. The gold egg is $14.95. <a href="https://t.co/b9wNb7G3op">pic.twitter.com/b9wNb7G3op</a></p>&mdash; WH Easter Egg Roll (@wheastereggroll) <a href="https://twitter.com/wheastereggroll/status/846826949603278848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>And at the low price of $14.95, you don&#39;t even need a golden goose to get one (although Veruca Salt does remind us of a certain US President).</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="&quot;I want it NOW!!!!&quot;" data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="394" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-Mgcm4D.gif" width="700" /></div> <figcaption>&quot;I want it NOW!!!!&quot;</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><p>Of course, Twitter immediately blamed the manufacturing of this garish keepsake on Trump&#39;s obsession with all things gold.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/846904307949752320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fgregp-3534%2F2017%2F03%2F29%2Freporters-mocking-trumps-gold-easter-egg-get-an-immediate-history-lesson%2F</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This delusional egomaniac branded and gilded the Easter eggs. <a href="https://t.co/lMuRy5uAuZ">https://t.co/lMuRy5uAuZ</a></p>&mdash; Dennis Perkins (@DennisPerkins5) <a href="https://twitter.com/DennisPerkins5/status/846858172652572672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great metaphor: Trump tries to kill golden goose of health care &amp; environment. American people get gold-painted wooden eggs for $14.95 each <a href="https://t.co/s05mxkuSrO">https://t.co/s05mxkuSrO</a></p>&mdash; Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisLu44/status/847045763293233154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>But not so fast! Although this egg is probably as fragile as Trump&#39;s ego, he is not the first president to sell the gilded souvenirs.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Before people get too bent out of shape about the gold White House Easter Egg, they had a gold one for sale last year, too <a href="https://t.co/0BP3Ul2zfD">pic.twitter.com/0BP3Ul2zfD</a></p>&mdash; Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) <a href="https://twitter.com/awzurcher/status/846863664120516608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Yep! According to <a href="http://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2017/03/29/reporters-mocking-trumps-gold-easter-egg-get-an-immediate-history-lesson/" target="_blank"><em>Twitchy</em></a>, President Obama had his own golden Easter eggs just last year.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This year&#39;s special edition egg is gold. During the Obama years, the special edition eggs featured Bo and Sunny. These are from 2012-2016. <a href="https://t.co/nCTaJM6pxz">pic.twitter.com/nCTaJM6pxz</a></p>&mdash; WH Easter Egg Roll (@wheastereggroll) <a href="https://twitter.com/wheastereggroll/status/847124621681815552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Seriously, if Trump wanted to leave his mark on this year&#39;s Easter Egg Roll, he would have made the egg orange with some Easter grass on top.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Appears my memory of Easter Egg Rolls past was wrong. Seems Obamas had a golden egg too -- not a Trump innovation <a href="https://t.co/zectzLccyC">https://t.co/zectzLccyC</a></p>&mdash; Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) <a href="https://twitter.com/juliehdavis/status/846856497653002240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Plus, the egg isn&#39;t actually made of gold. It is comprised of wood and pained gold. Bummer.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="383" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-1-rmM3Xv.gif" width="1000" /></div><div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Still, you have to admit that it <em>does</em> look like something they would serve for breakfast in Trump Tower.</p><p>Oh well, looks like we will have to just settle for getting mad over things that actually matter!</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

The White House is selling golden Easter eggs on their website, but don't be so quick to judge.

This year, the White House is selling golden Easter eggs to commemorate the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.Given our current President, it seems pretty fitting, right?https://twitter.com/wheastereggroll/status/846828469912666112/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fgregp-3534%2F2017%2F03%2F29%2Freporters-mocking-trumps-gold-easter-egg-get-an-immediate-history-lesson%2FThe @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&mdash; WH Easter Egg Roll (@wheastereggroll) March 28, 2017 And at the low price of $14.95, you don&#39;t even need a golden goose to get one (although Veruca Salt does remind us of a certain US President). &quot;I want it NOW!!!!&quot; giphyOf course, Twitter immediately blamed the manufacturing of this garish keepsake on Trump&#39;s obsession with all things gold.https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/846904307949752320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fgregp-3534%2F2017%2F03%2F29%2Freporters-mocking-trumps-gold-easter-egg-get-an-immediate-history-lesson%2FThis delusional egomaniac branded and gilded the Easter eggs. https://t.co/lMuRy5uAuZ&mdash; Dennis Perkins (@DennisPerkins5) March 28, 2017 Great metaphor: Trump tries to kill golden goose of health care &amp; environment. American people get gold-painted wooden eggs for $14.95 each https://t.co/s05mxkuSrO&mdash; Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) March 29, 2017 But not so fast! Although this egg is probably as fragile as Trump&#39;s ego, he is not the first president to sell the gilded souvenirs.Before people get too bent out of shape about the gold White House Easter Egg, they had a gold one for sale last year, too pic.twitter.com/0BP3Ul2zfD&mdash; Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) March 28, 2017 Yep! According to Twitchy, President Obama had his own golden Easter eggs just last year.This year&#39;s special edition egg is gold. During the Obama years, the special edition eggs featured Bo and Sunny. These are from 2012-2016. pic.twitter.com/nCTaJM6pxz&mdash; WH Easter Egg Roll (@wheastereggroll) March 29, 2017 Seriously, if Trump wanted to leave his mark on this year&#39;s Easter Egg Roll, he would have made the egg orange with some Easter grass on top.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&mdash; Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) March 28, 2017 Plus, the egg isn&#39;t actually made of gold. It is comprised of wood and pained gold. Bummer.giphyStill, you have to admit that it does look like something they would serve for breakfast in Trump Tower.Oh well, looks like we will have to just settle for getting mad over things that actually matter!

This year, the White House is selling golden Easter eggs to commemorate the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.  Given our current President, it seems pretty fitting, right?      And at the low price of $14.95, you don&#39;t even need a...