(hill) – President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted trick-or-treating Thursday at a Celebrating Halloween This has become a fun White House tradition.
Guests, including Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, along with their children, collected White House-branded candy in front of the lavishly decorated South Portico.
The president had just left the plane after a week-long Asian trip, arriving home around 3 p.m. EST.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in a Halloween party at the White House 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 party at the White House 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 party at the White House 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, give candy to Katie Miller, left, Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, and their children during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)President Donald Trump, left, puts candy into a children’s Halloween goodie bag during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in a Halloween party at the White House on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Donald Trump, left, and First Lady Melania Trump hand out candy to White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt, her husband, Nicholas Riccio, and their son, Nico, during a Halloween party on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)President Donald Trump, left, and First Lady Melania Trump greet families and hand out candy during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, obscured at right, greet families during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for a Halloween party at the White House on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt arrives before President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in Halloween at a White House event on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)The White House is decorated for Halloween before President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in Halloween at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)The White House is decorated for Halloween before President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in Halloween at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
