The White House lawn is the scene of its biggest social event of the year: the annual Easter Egg Roll.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are hosting Monday's festivities on the South Lawn for more than 30,000 adults and children who will stream through the gates all day.

The main event is the traditional rolling of hard-boiled eggs across the lawn, but the first lady has announced two new additions to the lineup of festivities: musical eggs and a game of hopscotch named for her "Be Best" children's initiative.

The White House Easter Egg Roll dates to 1878.

In remarks to reporters on the South Lawn, President Trump said that "nobody" disobeyed his orders, a reference to the Mueller report, which paints a deeply unflattering picture of his presidency.

Reporters asked about special counsel Robert Mueller's portrayal of a White House in which staffers often ignore the president's orders.

The report suggested that some of those refusals helped protect the president from himself.

But Trump insisted that: "Nobody disobeys my orders."

Trump was also asked whether he was worried about impeachment, a talking point among some liberal Democrats.

His reply? "Not even a little bit."

He also reacted to the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, describing them as "terrible."

Washington - 22 April 2019

1. Zoom-in view of White House as Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Easter bunny step onto balcony

2. Side view White House

3. Mid view of Melania Trump placing hand on heart as the national anthem is sung and nudging Trump to do the same

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:

"Oh, it is a beautiful day. This is a beautiful day. Welcome to the 2019 White House Easter Egg Roll. This is 141 years that we have been doing this ... I don't remember the first one, but the last three years we've had an awfully good time. Happy Easter, enjoy yourselves and I am coming down right now to be with you. The First Lady is coming with me and maybe I will get this great Easter bunny to come with us. Thank you very much everybody. Happy Easter. Thank you, thank you very much."

5. Pan view of Trumps walking down steps

6. Mid, Trump meeting supporters on South Lawn

7. Various, Trumps starting Easter egg rolls

8. Wide, close-up children in audience

9. Various, Melania Trump talking to children around table

10. Wide, Melania Trump having photograph with children in front of White House

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:

"Reporter: Can we ask about your action to Sri Lanka please?

It is a terrible, terrible thing. Unthinkable. We've been fighting it for a long time, a lot of people have. A lot of people don't want to talk about it. It's a terrible thing and I just spoke with the Prime Minister, I spoke with the various government officials and we are working with Sri Lanka. But that is a terrible thing. Thank you.

Reporter: Are you worried that some on your staff disobeyed orders?

Nobody disobeys my orders

Reporter: Are you worried about impeachment?

Not even a little bit."

12. Wide, Trump walking away from reporters

13. Wide, crowd on White House South Lawn

The White House lawn is the scene of its biggest social event of the year: the annual Easter Egg Roll.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are hosting Monday's festivities on the South Lawn for more than 30,000 adults and children who will stream through the gates all day.

The main event is the traditional rolling of hard-boiled eggs across the lawn, but the first lady has announced two new additions to the lineup of festivities: musical eggs and a game of hopscotch named for her "Be Best" children's initiative.

The White House Easter Egg Roll dates to 1878.

In remarks to reporters on the South Lawn, President Trump said that "nobody" disobeyed his orders, a reference to the Mueller report, which paints a deeply unflattering picture of his presidency.

Reporters asked about special counsel Robert Mueller's portrayal of a White House in which staffers often ignore the president's orders.

The report suggested that some of those refusals helped protect the president from himself.

But Trump insisted that: "Nobody disobeys my orders."

Trump was also asked whether he was worried about impeachment, a talking point among some liberal Democrats.

His reply? "Not even a little bit."

He also reacted to the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, describing them as "terrible."

Washington - 22 April 2019

1. Zoom-in view of White House as Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Easter bunny step onto balcony

2. Side view White House

3. Mid view of Melania Trump placing hand on heart as the national anthem is sung and nudging Trump to do the same

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:

"Oh, it is a beautiful day. This is a beautiful day. Welcome to the 2019 White House Easter Egg Roll. This is 141 years that we have been doing this ... I don't remember the first one, but the last three years we've had an awfully good time. Happy Easter, enjoy yourselves and I am coming down right now to be with you. The First Lady is coming with me and maybe I will get this great Easter bunny to come with us. Thank you very much everybody. Happy Easter. Thank you, thank you very much."

5. Pan view of Trumps walking down steps

6. Mid, Trump meeting supporters on South Lawn

7. Various, Trumps starting Easter egg rolls

8. Wide, close-up children in audience

9. Various, Melania Trump talking to children around table

10. Wide, Melania Trump having photograph with children in front of White House

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:

"Reporter: Can we ask about your action to Sri Lanka please?

It is a terrible, terrible thing. Unthinkable. We've been fighting it for a long time, a lot of people have. A lot of people don't want to talk about it. It's a terrible thing and I just spoke with the Prime Minister, I spoke with the various government officials and we are working with Sri Lanka. But that is a terrible thing. Thank you.

Reporter: Are you worried that some on your staff disobeyed orders?

Nobody disobeys my orders

Reporter: Are you worried about impeachment?

Not even a little bit."

12. Wide, Trump walking away from reporters

13. Wide, crowd on White House South Lawn

TRUMP CONSIDERS PARDONING MARTHA STEWART

President Donald Trump said Thursday (31MAY2018) that he's considering pardoning lifestyle maven Martha Stewart, who did a stint in federal prison after she was convicted of charges related to a stock sale.

Stewart was convicted in 2004 of obstructing justice and lying to the government about why she unloaded stock just before the price plummeted. She served five months in prison.

Trump says Stewart ``used to be one of my biggest fans.''

The president also said Thursday that he's considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption. And on Twitter Trump said that he will pardon conservative commentator and Obama critic Dinesh D'Souza, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, 18 July 2016

1. Medium of Martha Stewart posing for photos

ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, 14 April 2016

1. Fashion pan of Martha Stewart, holding a dog

2. Medium of Martha Stewart.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Los Angeles, 26 Oct. 2016

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Martha Stewart, TV Personality: "They're all going to come. They are going to come to my Christmas party."

Snoop Dogg, recording artist: "Yes."

Martha Stewart: "Or my Thanksgiving one of these days or my Easter egg hunt."

Snoop Dogg: "Yes, we coming to the house."

Martha Stewart: "Will you come to the Easter egg hunt?"

Snoop Dogg: "Yes. I'm going to dress up as the Easter bunny."

Martha Stewart: "Oh that's great! We have a live, large Easter bunny every year."

Snoop Dogg: "I want to be one and then at the end I'll take the thing off."

Martha Stewart: "Pink or white?"

Snoop Dogg: "Pink!"

Martha Stewart: "OK. You're going to be a pink bunny."

ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, 14 April 2016

5. Martha Stewart poses with a dog

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POOL

New York, 16 July 2004

6. Martha Stewart gets out of car on day of her sentencing

7. Martha Stewart down steps, out of courthouse, after sentencing, to microphone and media

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Martha Stewart:

"And I''ll be back, I will be back. Whatever I have to do in the next few months, I hope the months go by quickly."

ASSOCIATED PRESS

West Virginia - 2004

9. Still photograph, view through prison bars at Alderson minimum security prison holding Martha Stewart

10. Still photograph, view of sleeping area at Alderson minimum security prison holding Martha Stewart

ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, 1 March 2005

11. Wide shot newsstand

12. Martha Stewart on cover of Newsweek magazine, zoom in to close-up

13. Close-up cover of New York magazine with Martha Stewart on cover

14. Close-up detail cover New York magazine