DUBAI: US First Lady Melania Trump was seen giving the president a sharp reminder in etiquette Monday when the family hosted the White House Easter Egg Roll and eagle-eyed Twitter users took note.
The first lady was caught on camera nudging President Donald Trump in an apparent bid to remind him to place his hand on his heart while the national anthem played.
Melania Trump appeared to remind POTUS to cover his heart during the national anthem at the WH Easter Egg Roll: https://t.co/gYO1TowG0U pic.twitter.com/FMR5wk1qK1
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 17, 2017
Her gesture was picked up on by camera crews positioned on the lawn below and social media users were quick to mock the president.
“Immigrants do essential jobs in our society, like reminding the President to pay attention to the national anthem,” one user tweeted.
Immigrants do essential jobs in our society, like reminding the President to pay attention to the national anthem pic.twitter.com/conZW6sk7n
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) April 17, 2017
When you're so bad at being #POTUS, your wife has to remind you to respect the anthem.#EasterEggRoll #MAGA
pic.twitter.com/gkdrCZ58y4— Keegan (@JohnDoe_997) April 17, 2017
So glad the president knows how to act, oh wait...#EasterEggRoll https://t.co/bcLb53KZ0L
— Ruby (@notalwaysruby) April 17, 2017
The annual event dates back to 1878 and is traditionally hosted by the first lady.
Some 21,000 people gathered on the White House’s south lawn for this year’s event.