The White House is being criticized for seeking sponsors for its annual Easter Egg Roll, a free event for kids to celebrate the holiday. Sponsors can choose from three packages that cost between $75,000 and $200,000, according to a nine-page pitch document first reported by CNN . The top tier includes includes a 900-square-foot booth, tickets to a brunch hosted by First Lady Melania Trump and 150 tickets to the event.

‘For $200,000, CEOs can slap their corporate logo on Donald Trump dressed as the Easter Bunny. It’s absurdly corrupt,’ Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote on X. Former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, fierce critic of President Donald Trump called for a boycott of any company that sponsors the Easter Egg Roll.

‘Let’s make sure it’s just Balance of nature, my pillow and relief factor and whatever else Foxnews one,’ he wrote on social media. Richard Painter, who served as chief White House ethics lawyer in 2005-2007, joked: ‘Of course the White House Easter Bunny drives a Tesla . Can’t wait to see the photo!’ But Painter had a broader point: the offer could violate government ethics rules.

‘Showcasing company brands at the White House Easter Egg Roll in return for payment is impermissible use of public office for private gain,’ he noted. The Emoluments Clause of the Constitution forbids an elected official from profiting from their public position. And the White House could be seen in violation of that by allowing private businesses to use an official event to showcase their brands and letting the proceeds flow into a private nonprofit.

The sponsorship package was put together by Harbinger Events, an outside firm contracted by the White House Historical Association to help with the event. Any profit will go to the WHHA, a nonprofit established by Jackie Kennedy to help preserve the White House. Neither the historical association or Harbinger responded to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.

But Stewart McLaurin, head of the WHHA, told CNN : ‘For many presidencies, the White House Historical Association has collaborated with White House staff to facilitate a public gathering such as the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. And as we do with other gifts to the White House collection, we receive contributions and in-kind gifts that are used on the grounds that day.’

It’s common for outside firms to be hired to help with major events – state dinners, the Easter Egg Roll, and Halloween – given the small number of staff in the White House social office and Visitors’ Office. And the Easter Egg Roll has sponsors. It is not paid for with taxpayer money. The American Egg Board donates the thousands of eggs used at event just like the National Turkey Federation sponsors the annual turkey pardoning.

But it’s unclear whose idea it was to offer corporate sponsorships. The event is put together by the White House Historical Association, Harbinger and the East Wing, where there is still not a social secretary in place. Often it’s the social secretary’s responsibility to provide oversight of the event planning process. The first White House Easter Egg Roll took place on April 22, 1878 after President Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to open the White House Grounds on Easter Monday. It features a variety of events – including an egg rolling race, reading nooks and education areas.

The pitch deck sent to potential sponsors allows for naming rights of key areas, logo placement, and branded giveaways. It wouldn’t be the first time the White House showcased a major corporation on its grounds. Last month, Trump turned the South Lawn into a Tesla showroom, letting five of its vehicles be parked on the drive. The move came as Tesla stock was down amid criticism of CEO Elon Musk’s role in cutting the federal government.

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