Trump autographs a kid's hat, then throws it into the crowd

What, did he want that back?

At Monday's White House Easter Egg Roll, President Trump fumbled his way through the national anthem, chatted up the Easter Bunny about the future of America, then headed into the crowds to spend a little time with the children.

While shaking hands and greeting people, Trump was asked by a kid to sign a hat. He graciously agreed. Then he graciously threw the hat to... somewhere.

The hat-owner-slash-young-person can be heard screaming "no!" (albeit a little dramatically) while Trump laughs about the whole thing. There's a hand reaching out to accept it back maybe, oh, three inches from the hat before it gets tossed gleefully. He has fun!

The same voice can then be heard saying "thank you," while Trump accepted another hat to sign, which he handed back to the owner. He then proceeds to hold up a pen while saying "who's hat?" because, um, we actually don't have an answer to that?

Nothing says "the spirit of Easter" like pranking kids in a fashion typically reserved for uncles trying to get their nieces and nephews to leave them alone.

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