The White House wants to recruit corporate sponsors to contribute to the Easter Eg Roll team next month, which raises moral and legal concerns that President Trump allows companies to profit from the 147 -year -old traditions by turning them into a display of their brands.
In the April 21 event, the financial supporters will be able to choose from three options that cost between 75,000 and 200,000 dollars, according to it. A 9 -page guide for potential sponsors It was reviewed by the New York Times.
The most expensive companies package for companies, logo places, snacks or branded drinks, exclusive tickets for lunch with the first lady, Melania Trump, an opportunity to interact with the White House Press Corporation, a special tour of the White House and 150 tickets for the event.
“Be part of history,” as the guide, written by Harbinger, a company, reads a company to produce events founded by Republican assistants in 2013. He calls for “providing financial support, activities and gifts to enhance the event while acquiring the Valuable brand’s vision and national recognition.”
As in the past, any money collected during the event will go to the Historical White House Association, which is a special non -profit educational organization established by Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961. This event is largely held without taxpayer dollars, with a group of American eggs, a marketing group for the egg industry, and looked at thousands of eggs for this event – but without a kind of excessive visibility by Harbing.
Federal regulations prevent government employees from using them Their general office to achieve special gains. Richard WW Eint, who held the position of chief ethics lawyer at the White House Advisor’s office during the era of President George W. Bush, said the White House was clearly violating this symbol by allowing institutions for the use of an official event to display their brands and leave the returns flowing into a private non -profit organization.
“I was shocked by doing so to raise money,” said Mr. Pinter. “You cannot use the power of the United States government in favor of one non -profit over the other.”
Mr. Pinter said that some in the White House of Mr. Trump have argued that the laws of ethics technically do not apply to the president, but most presidents have complied with a kind of moral guidelines since President Richard M. Nixon in 1974.
The White House did not comment on the care plan, which was I mentioned earlier by CNN. Harbinger and the Historical Association of the White House did not respond to the suspension requests.
Mr. Trump and the first lady have been widely criticized in recent months due to the lack of clarity of the moral line between their official duties and their authorities and benefiting from them to achieve special gains.
Earlier this month, the president hosted an exclusive exhibition of cars to Tesla at the White House with Elon Musk, CEO of the company who also leads the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the federal labor force and spending.
Only before the opening days, Mr. Trump announced an encrypted currency, which was promoted on social media – including Sunday, he wrote on his social site in fact that it was “very cool.” Ms. Trump also announced her Mimikoin a day before her husband took office.
The white egg roll took place in the White House for the first time in 1878 under the leadership of President Radford B. Hayes, Two years later Congress approved a law prohibiting the rolling children – themselves – below the Capitol Hill. Tens of thousands of attendees gather every year on the southern grass where children try to wrap boiled eggs to the finish line without breaking them.
Shawn Makshar The reports contributed.