The White House got into the April Fools’ Day spirit by pulling a prank on reporters stationed in the press briefing room.
Just after 6 p.m. Eastern, Assistant Press Secretary Taylor Rogers made an announcement over the intercom, catching journalists off guard with unexpected news: the evening was apparently going to run long.
“You have a dinner lid until 8:47,” Rogers said, according to a video posted online by a fellow staffer. “Enjoy your dinner.”
Not long after, Rogers returned to the microphone to reveal the joke.
“Happy April Fools!” she said, as laughter broke out among those gathered in the room.
“Enjoy your evening and Happy Liberation Day eve,” she added, alluding to President Trump’s looming April 2 tariff deadline.
April Fools’ gags have become something of a tradition at the White House, with lighthearted antics often aimed at press or staff.
Back in 2021, then-First Lady Jill Biden pulled off a memorable stunt by dressing as a flight attendant—complete with a black wig—and surprising journalists with ice cream bars during a flight from California to D.C. Years earlier, when she was second lady, she once climbed into an overhead bin aboard Air Force Two and startled an unsuspecting traveler trying to store their luggage.
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