Overview
- On Oct. 30, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greeted invited trick-or-treaters on the South Lawn and handed out candy for about an hour.
- Children received full-size Hershey’s bars and Twizzlers in Halloween boxes bearing the Presidential Seal and the couple’s signatures, according to the White House.
- Trump set a candy bar on a child’s costumed head in a callback to his 2019 viral moment, with clips amplified by official Rapid Response accounts on X.
- Military musicians performed Halloween standards as kids arrived in creative outfits — including a McDonald’s drive-thru wagon and pint-size Trumps — with senior aides Karoline Leavitt and Stephen Miller attending with their families.
- The celebration followed Trump’s return from an Asia trip and took place with visible renovation work at the East Wing and partner contributions such as Frey Farms pumpkins slated for donation to D.C. Central Kitchen.