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Trumps Host Trick-or-Treaters for Halloween at the White House

President Trump and First Lady Melania welcomed military, law enforcement, foster families, and staff children to the White House, handing out full-sized candy bars and hosting music.

  • On Thursday evening President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted a Halloween celebration at the White House's South Portico, welcoming costumed guests who filed down the South Drive.
  • As a decades-old White House tradition, past couples including Michelle Obama have worn costumes, and President Donald Trump upheld the event after his six-day Asia trip despite a government shutdown.
  • The first couple handed out full-sized Hershey bars and Twizzlers in presidential-seal boxes while the White House featured carved pumpkins, mums, hanging leaves, and Air Force Strings played "Thriller".
  • According to the East Wing, pumpkins from the display will be donated to DC Central Kitchen, and families of attendees called meeting the president and first lady an honor and lasting memory.
  • Tariffs on Chinese imports have reduced inventory and raised prices for Halloween costumes, while temporary walls and a bulldozer revealed construction of a new White House ballroom during the event.
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Casa Blanca celebrated the North American tradition with apples, dried leaves and music associated with the date. The presidential house distributed chocolates and laughed with two babies in a "drive-thru" of McDonald’s.

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The Washington Post broke the news in on Thursday, October 30, 2025.
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