During the 2022 Easter Egg Roll, a person dressed in a bunny suit was seen approaching Biden as he spoke candidly to members of the media about Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The bunny incident unfolded ahead of the fierce scrutiny Biden faced from Democrats and conservatives over his mental acuity and age in the lead-up to the 2024 election.
Footage of the Easter bunny directing Biden at a public event was rehashed as concern mounted last summer over whether the president had the mental and physical ability to continue running for re-election and potentially remain in the Oval Office. Biden ultimately dropped out and endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democrat Party’s nominee. Harris ultimately failed to rally enough support to defeat Trump at the polls.
Biden suffered another Easter gaffe last year at the White House’s Egg Roll when he apparently flubbed the pronunciation of "Easter" and appeared to say "oyster" instead while introducing a pair of Easter bunnies. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
"Thanks everybody. And by the way, say ‘hello’ to oyster bunnies. Come on up, bunnies. Get up here so they can see you," Biden appeared to say.
The apparent gaffe drew mockery online as some users wished each a "Happy Oyster." It stirred concern over the president’s mental acuity over the mispronunciation.
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre delivered a flat April Fools' joke in 2024 when the White House hosted the Easter Egg Roll.
A person dressed as the Easter bunny was spotted in the press briefing room on April 1, 2024, before Jean-Pierre joined the media and delivered a joke that Biden was set to revoke the Hatch Act.
The Hatch Act bans executive branch staffers, except the president and vice president, from engaging in certain forms of political activity.
"Happy Easter Monday. So, I have something at the top for all of you and I think you’ll be really interested in this. So, President Biden is scheduled to announce he is revoking the Hatch Act," Jean-Pierre said, grinning, while delivering the April Fools' joke. "So as a gift to all of you, so now I can actually take all your questions about 2024."
"No? I thought you would love that," she responded as journalists demured. "All right. OK. April Fools', April Fools', April Fools' — it is April 1st."
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The administration’s Hatch Act joke followed repeated instances of administration officials citing the law while dodging questions about Biden’s 2024 campaign.
This year, the Democratic National Committee shared an Easter message celebrating Democratic presidents across the year, but notably did not include a photo of Biden. Instead, the post featured former Presidents Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
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The Trump administration on Monday posted a side-by-side video of both Trump and Biden at their respective White House Easter Egg Rolls on Monday with the caption, "BREAKING: The White House is no longer a nursing home."
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