MSNBC: “This year’s White House Easter Egg Roll event will feature activities “courtesy” of a number of corporate sponsors, including several tech companies that made financial contributions to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee.”
“These include a “reading nook” by Amazon, a “bunny hop stage” by YouTube and an “AI-powered experience and photo opportunity” by Meta — further underscoring how several tech giants are cozying up to the Trump administration.“
CNN: The White House, through an outside production company called Harbinger, solicited corporate sponsors for the traditional springtime event on Monday ranging from $75,000 to $200,000, with the promise of logo and branding opportunities, according to a nine-page document sent to potential sponsors and first reported by CNN last month.
The solicitation for sponsorships marks an unprecedented offering of corporate branding opportunities on White House grounds, running counter to long-established regulations prohibiting the use of public office for private gain, per CNN. . . . .Upon viewing the Harbinger pitch document last month, Richard Painter, who served in the White House Counsel’s Office under President George W. Bush, told CNN that it “wouldn’t have gotten through Counsel’s Office.”
The Easter Egg Roll will also feature the traditional egg roll and egg hunt, with eggs “donated by American egg farmers,” the first lady’s office said. According to the American Egg Board, about 2,500 dozen eggs — or 30,000 eggs — are being provided for the egg roll, at a time when egg prices for consumers have soared.
