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The Republican president and his wife, first lady , also held separate events of their own.

One child asked Leavitt about Trump’s daily candy consumption. She characterized his intake as a 鈥済ood amount鈥� and added that 鈥渉e likes pink Starburst and Tootsie Rolls.鈥�

A few questions touched on administration policy, such as the state of the U.S.-Mexico border and what Trump is willing to do about climate change.

But even more questions were about his favorite foods and they led Leavitt to share that Trump also likes to eat a 鈥渂ig, beautiful steak,鈥� ice cream sundaes with chocolate sauce and some toppings, and hamburgers and fries from McDonald’s.

She appeared to be stumped by a few of the inquiries, including about the president’s favorite soccer player and his favorite child. Trump has .

鈥淭hat is a very controversial question and I’m not going to answer it,” Leavitt said after the laughter subsided. 鈥淚 know he loves all of his children very much, and they’re all great kids.鈥�

Earlier Tuesday, the first lady joined a few dozen children whose parents work in the Executive Office of the President in decorating wooden American flags.

She used a glue stick to attach two silver glittery stars to her red, white and blue flag after she took her seat at one of two tables in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden on the South Lawn. The first lady admired the children’s work and told several that their creations were 鈥渂eautiful.鈥�

The president visited Capitol Hill early Tuesday to rally House Republican lawmakers around a tax cuts and spending bill he wants Congress to pass. He’d been scheduled to have a public event with children on the South Lawn after he returned, but the White House later decided against press coverage.

An aide later shared on social media a clip of the president doing his dance in front of some children outside the south entrance to the Executive Mansion.