President Barack Obama consoles Donovan Frazier during his Easter egg roll event (Jason Reed/Reuters
Taking a turn as comforter-in-chief, President Barack Obama on Monday consoled a 5-year-old boy distraught after losing his White House Easter roll with a hug and a kindly, "Shake it off."
The boy, Donovan Frazier, and his dad, Donnie Frazier, 35, came from Scranton, Pa., for the annual celebration. They joined some 30,000 Americans from all 50 states who got tickets for the festivities on the South Lawn of the White House. There, in the spring sunshine, groups of about 10 kids at a time raced to see who could push their hard-boiled Easter eggs with spoons across the finish line first.
The younger Frazier apparently did not win, and did not take it well, slumping on the grass and crying. Obama stopped to comfort him.
"Here, you want the egg? You get to keep it. Shake it off. Shake it off. There you go," the president said, according to a pool report from Alex Leary of the Tampa Bay Times.
The entire Obama family attended the event?the president, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia. A costumed Easter Bunny and "Kid President" (viral video maker Robby Novak) were also on hand.
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