Melania Trump nudges Donald to put hand on heart
Melania Trump was seen giving her husband a sharp reminder in etiquette on Monday at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
The first lady nudged her husband's hand to remind him to place it on his heart as they listened to the National Anthem on the Truman Balcony with their son Barron.
Her not-so-subtle gesture was caught on news cameras positioned on the lawn below.
Eagle-eyed viewers picked up on it and took to Twitter to both ridicule and lampoon the president for the faux-pas.
'Look at this. Melania had to nudge him to get him to raise his arm during the national anthem. Hopeless,' said one.
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The First Lady gave her husband a nudge to remind him to raise his hand to his heart during the National Anthem at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday
'Nudge, nudge, cringe, cringe: Melania reminds POTUS to put hand over his...over space believed to cover human heart,' another remarked.
The traditional Easter event brought most of the president's expansive family to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday.
The elegant First Lady, dressed in a pale pink dress and matching slip-on shoes, read to children on the South Lawn as did Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
Mrs Trump also gave some rare public remarks.
'As we renew this tradition, thank you for joining us on behalf of the president and Barron. We wish you great fun and a beautiful day is coming ahead of us.
'Happy Easter,' she said.
President Trump joined in the festivities. He spoke on the balcony to tell the gathered families: 'We will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever before. We are right on track.
The president kept his hand in place over his heart for the remainder of the Star Spangled Banner
Both the president and first lady spoke on the Truman Balcony as their 11-year-old son Barron and the Easter Bunny watched on
President Trump joined in the festivities on the South Lawn, cheering on children taking part in the traditional roll with wooden spoons
The First Lady was an animated host, chatting to children on picnic benches as they made crayon drawings
'You see what's happening. We are right on track.'
Most of the president's adult children were there for the occasion. Eric Trump and his pregnant wife Lara were there as were Donald Jr, his wife Vanessa and their brood.
Tiffany Trump, the president's only daughter with his second wife Marla Maples, was in attendance. Ivanka and Jared Kushner were not.
There were fears this year's Easter Egg Roll may not live up to years' past after organizers who were usually involved said they hadn't yet been approached to take part.
There were no signs of the delay at the event on Monday morning.
The annual Easter Egg Roll is traditionally hosted by the First Lady and dates back to the 1878.