White House pranks journalists on April Fools’ Day

The White House played an April Fools’ Day prank on journalists inside the press room.

Around 6 p.m. EDT, the White House Assistant Press Secretary Taylor Rogers announced over the loudspeaker that there was a “dinner lid until 8:47” p.m., signaling an unexpected later night of work.

“You have a dinner lid until 8:47,” Rogers reiterated in a video shared online by a colleague. “Enjoy your dinner.”  

A short time later, she took the speaker again to say “Happy April...