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Why Did Gritty Have To Twerk At The White House Easter Egg Roll?

You can pay for "eggucation," but you can't buy class.

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TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden arrives at the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 10, 2023. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 06: Gritty the mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers entertains the crowd during an NHL game against the New York Islanders at the Wells Fargo Center on February 6, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

As far as Democratic-run events go, the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday was pretty tame and normal. There were no drag queens, no displays of outright contempt for Christianity, and it included one of President Joe Biden’s classic senior moments:

Then that rambunctious Gritty from the Philadelphia Flyers had to twerk.

“The white house was NOT ready for this twerk,” one of the most famous, or infamous depending on your persuasion, mascots tweeted.

In the background, somebody can be heard saying, “All right now … Stop doing that.” The three Easter bunnies seemed too stunned to speak.

Now, many believe that there is a time and a place for twerking. Some like to do it at BLM riots. Others do it at abortion rallies. Neither of those events is this author’s cup of tea — and neither is twerking for that matter — but it is safe to say that a White House Easter Egg Roll meant for families is not the place to shake your tail-feather the way Gritty did it.

As conservative Jim Hanson put it, “It’s a children’s event scumbag.”

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It should be noted that the theme of the egg roll was “eggucation.”

“Today was a beautiful day for the Easter ‘EGGucation’ Roll,” first lady Jill Biden tweeted. “As a teacher, it meant the world to me to have families enjoy a fun-filled day of learning and exploring at the White House.”

Maybe it is no surprise that a representative of the City of Brotherly Love disgraced the White House. Philly fans beat up Santa Claus, for Pete’s sake. They aren’t exactly known for being members of polite society.

Yet if there is one silver lining in any of this, we all received a valuable lesson this week: You can pay for “eggucation,” but you can’t buy class.

The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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