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Trump Reprises Viral Candy-on-Costume Moment at White House Halloween

The event mixed traditional treats with charitable touches, including Frey Farms pumpkins bound for D.C. Central Kitchen.

Overview

  • President Trump placed a candy bar on the head of a trick-or-treater dressed as DJ Marshmello, echoing his 2019 Minion moment that quickly recirculated on social media.
  • The White House Rapid Response account highlighted the clip with the post "@POTUS strikes again!" as videos of the encounter spread online.
  • Invited guests included foster and adoptive families along with military, law enforcement and administration families, who received full-size Hershey’s bars and Twizzlers in presidential-branded boxes.
  • Frey Farms supplied the pumpkin displays lining the South Portico, which the first lady’s office said will be donated to the nonprofit D.C. Central Kitchen.
  • The U.S. Air Force Band played Halloween favorites such as Thriller while children arrived in creative costumes, and senior aides including Karoline Leavitt and Stephen Miller attended with their families.