President Donald Trump did a familiar, tired victory lap around Joe Biden at the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday as first lady Melania Trump and a person dressed up as the Easter bunny awkwardly stood by his side.

In a speech to parents and children awaiting the start of the South Lawn festivities, Trump called Easter a day to “celebrate Jesus” and “religion” before veering into a rally-like, rambling speech in which he touched on the U.S. military rescue in Iran and his talk of America being “dead” before he returned to office.

“One year ago — a little bit more — our country was dead. We had a dead country. We had an administration that didn’t know what the hell they were doing,” Trump began as his wife and the costumed rabbit stared blankly into the distance.

Trump's speech for the White House Easter egg roll: "One year ago -- a little bit more -- our country was dead. We had a dead country. We had an administration that didn't know what the hell they were doing. Today we have the hottest country anywhere in the world." pic.twitter.com/x9obf7NOXP

Trump continued, “Today, we have the hottest country anywhere in the world; we’re respected by everybody, and that’s the way we’re going to keep it.”

Elsewhere in the speech, Trump appeared to lose track of the first lady despite her being directly next to him, although he may have been attempting a joke.

Trump with Melania standing directly next to him: "It was a big thing to our great First Lady, who's here someplace. Let's see. I think this is our First Lady." pic.twitter.com/Qr3VzReRqo

Trump’s bunny bud clapped on a few occasions during the speech, but mostly just in celebration of the event and the first couple being there.

Later, when the Trumps made their way into the crowd with the human-sized Easter bunny hopping along with them, the president asked if anybody in the egg industry had voted for his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris in 2024.

“She’s a low-IQ person. Who’s a lower IQ person: Biden or Kamala?” Trump asked as the rabbit behind him issued a few half-hearted claps.

Trump: "How did I do with the voters that do eggs? Did anybody in the egg industry vote for Kamala? A low IQ person. She's a low IQ person." pic.twitter.com/a780ZGDwEb

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