VIDEO: Bill Gates, Robert De Niro hold mannequin challenge at the White House

Celebrities who visited Barack Obama, president of the United States of America, at the White House, participated in the trending mannequin challenge.

Bill Gates, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Diana Ross, Rita Wilson and Frank Gehry were among the stars who took part in the challenge on Tuesday.

According to BBC News, the stars were at the White House to receive Presidential Medals of Freedom from President Barack Obama.

The video was posted by Tracee Ellis Ross, the daughter of Diana Ross on her Instagram page.

Look what we got everyone to do! I'm in the pink dress laughing with Rita! It’s the #MannequinChallenge, Presidential Medal of Freedom Edition at the @WhiteHouse!! Starring #RobertDeNiro, @RitaWilson, @TheEllenShow, @KareemAbdulJabbar_33, @TomHanks, #BillGates, #MichaelJordan, @FrankGehry, my mama #DianaRoss, and more!

A video posted by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross) on Nov 22, 2016 at 11:44am PST