President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump held a Halloween event Thursday evening, handing out chocolate bars to trick-or-treaters at the White House.
The event on the South Lawn featured music from the Air Force Strolling Strings band, apples grown in Washington and New York states, and candy from the National Confectioners Association. The South Portico trick-or-treaters included Spider-Man, a banana, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and her family, and two children in a wagon decked out as a McDonald’s drive-thru.
Presidents have been celebrating the spooky season at the White House since the Eisenhower administration. President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jackie Kennedy were the first first family to host trick-or-treaters at the White House, according to the White House Historical Association.
Donald Trump returned from his state trip to Asia hours before the event.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a Halloween at the White House event on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Donald Trump, from left, and first lady Melania Trump hand out candy to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, her husband Nicholas Riccio and their son Niko during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Donald Trump, left, gives a high-five to a child dressed as him as first lady Melania Trump, second left, a child dressed as her, right, and a child dressed as a member of the Secret Service, third right, look on during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a Halloween at the White House event on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Donald Trump, center left, and first lady Melania Trump, center right, greet families during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)First lady Melania Trump talks with a child as she and President Donald Trump participate in a Halloween at the White House event on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a Halloween at the White House event on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a Halloween at the White House event on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a Halloween at the White House event on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
