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

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Washington, DC - 6 April 2015

1. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama wave to guests from balcony

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:

"This is a particularly special Easter Egg Roll because we've actually got a birthday to celebrate. It is the fifth anniversary of the First Lady's 'Let's Move!' initiative."

3. Singing group "Fifth Harmony" sings Happy Birthday

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Obama, First Lady:

"We're celebrating by taking over the Easter egg roll with hashtag Gimme Five and for those of you who don't know about the Gimme Five challenge, that's the fun and exciting way that we're trying to get the whole county to celebrate the fifth birthday of Let's Move, and we're asking Americans of all ages to give me five ways they're leading a healthier life. Five jumping jacks, eating five new vegetables, maybe doing a Gimme Five dance."

5. Various of guests at White House

6. Various of the Easter Egg Roll

7. Children participating in Easter Egg Roll

8. Various of Obama reading "Where the Wild Things Are"

9. Various of Obama playing basketball and tennis

10. Michelle Obama dances with Fox TV Network's "So You Think You Can Dance" dancers for a performance of the "GimmeFive" dance

STORYLINE:

US President Barack Obama kicked off the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday and used the occasion to tout the fifth anniversary of first lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign to get children to eat healthily and exercise.

An annual event, the White House's South Lawn Easter celebrations draw tens of thousands of visitors.

Standing alongside the Easter bunny on the White House balcony, Obama said the egg roll was one of his family's favourite events.

The theme of this year's egg roll is #GimmeFive.

Event participants were encouraged to identify five ways they plan to be more active and live healthier lives.

The president participated in fitness activities with children including a game of basketball and a round of tennis.

The First Lady also joined dancers from Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" show onstage for a performance of what the White House is calling the GimmeFive dance.

Other events included fitness zones, cooking demonstrations, and of course, the traditional egg roll.

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The White House South 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.

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 and I have to thank our First Lady. She worked so hard on this event."

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. Close-up Donald Trump

10. Various, Melania Trump talking to children around table

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

12. Wide, crowd on White House South Lawn

13. Wide, sign in front of White House fountain