Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner is the coordinating producer for the NBC News White House unit.
Several conservative outlets did not 'yolk' around this weekend when covering the annual Easter celebrations, accusing the White House of banning religious themes from the annual children's egg decorating contest — even though that guidance predated the Biden administration, according to the first lady's office.
Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board, a group that supports the White House Egg Roll, said in a statement, 'The American Egg Board has been a supporter of the White House Easter Egg Roll for over 45 years and the guideline language referenced in recent news reports has consistently applied to the board since its founding, across administrations.
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