Overview
- President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump handed out candy for about an hour outside a decorated White House on Thursday night.
- Trump set a candy bar atop a child’s light‑up mask, echoing his 2019 Halloween moment that previously went viral.
- Footage spread widely on social media, with Trump War Room and Rapid Response 47 sharing throwback posts and new clips.
- Costumes included a McDonald’s drive‑thru wagon and Trump lookalikes, and the president signed souvenirs such as a golf ball and magazine covers for children.
- Top officials including Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller attended with their families, while prior reporting linked Trump’s China tariffs to higher Halloween prices as the NRF forecast $13.1 billion in spending.