Published 18:15 IST, October 29th 2019
Donald Trump, Melania host Halloween party for kids at White House
On Halloween, Trump and First Lady host trick or treat at the White House on Monday with pumpkins, silhouetted trees, Hershey bars wrapped at White House.
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump for the third time celebrated Halloween at the White House on October 28. The two were seen welcoming children of military families, as well as those from the local elementary school, for trick-or-treating. Trump seemed spirited at the Halloween event with the current impeachment inquiry looming over the US President. The US President and first lady handed out full-sized Hershey chocolate bars wrapped in White House-logoed wrappers for about 40 minutes to the kids who were all decked up for Halloween.
White House Halloween
White House was decked up in Halloween theme with hues of black and orange majorly amongst all other colors as silhouetted cut-outs of large, black trees with creepy bare branches were placed on the columns of the White House South Portico. The decorations rightly matched the theme of the evening appeared to be haunted forest-inspired. Dozens of pumpkins were also lined up by the curved staircases. To add more effect to the event, the United States Air Force Strolling Strings played Halloween-themed tunes on black violins on the South Portico porch who played theme songs "Ghostbusters," "Bewitched" and the Harry Potter films. The conclusive walk-out song of the first couple was reported to be the "The Addams Family" signature tune. Children dressed up as astronauts, military officers, pirates and dinosaurs and several agencies like the Secret Service showed off the presidential limo known as “The Beast” and NASA displayed the suit that astronauts wear for spacewalks.
Trump placed a candy bar on the head of the child dressed as Minion during a Halloween trick-or-treat event.
The first couple planned the event ahead of Halloween
Trump and Melania had planned the entire event ahead with discussions on décor details with the White House social secretary. In their forty-minute appearance, they greeted hundreds of children and their parents. The attendees were seen lining up for more than an hour stretched to the east wing side of the White House, winding through the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. The event was held in the South Lawn, White House.
Updated 21:05 IST, October 29th 2019