Did he lose a bet? Mr Bunny at White House Easter Egg Roll rumored to be top Democrat Lon Johnson in disguise

Rumors have been spreading round Washington DC political circles for days about the real identity of Mr Bunny at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 1.

Then, on Monday, Washington Post reporter Al Kamen stated that he'd heard from a 'knowledgeable source' that the man inside the rabbit suit was leading Democrat Lon Johnson.

Johnson became Chairperson of the Michigan Democratic Party in February and he is married to Julianna Smoot, a major Democratic fundraiser, former White House social secretary and Obama 2012 deputy campaign manager.

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Star of the show: Mr Bunny upstages President Obama at this year's White House Easter Egg Roll. But who was in the rabbit costume?








Mystery solved? It's now rumored that the man playing the Easter bunny this year was leading Michigan Democrat Lon Johnson (right). Johnson became Chairperson of the Michigan Democratic Party in February


According to the Washington Post, Johnson 'didn’t reply to several calls and messages on his cell phone - including one where he answered and said he’d call back.' So he hasn't denied a bunny role.

The Obama administration has managed to keep the identity of the Easter rabbit a secret in previous years.



Whoever was in the uncomfortable looking suit, more than 30,000 people attended the 135th annual White House Easter Egg Roll at the start of April.

These visitors gathered on the South Lawn for games, stories, and the traditional egg roll. According to legend Dolley Madison, the wife of President James Madison, began the event in 1814 and hundreds of children brought their decorated eggs to join in games.
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