President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted trick-or-treaters on Thursday in a Halloween celebration that has become a fun White House tradition.
Guests, including press secretary Karoline 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 was fresh off the plane from a weeklong Asia trip, having arrived back home around 3 p.m. EDT.
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)
President Donald Trump, center left, and first lady Melania Trump, center right, hand 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/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump, left, places candy in child’s Halloween treat bag 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, 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, from 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/Jacquelyn 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/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive to participate in a Halloween at the White House event on the South Lawn, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt arrives before President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in Halloween at the 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)
