{"id":2505041,"date":"2025-10-30T23:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T03:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-white-house-halloween-sees-mcdonalds-drive-thru-roll-through\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T23:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T03:10:58","slug":"photos-white-house-halloween-sees-mcdonalds-drive-thru-roll-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-white-house-halloween-sees-mcdonalds-drive-thru-roll-through\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: White House Halloween sees McDonald&#8217;s drive-thru roll through"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphotos-white-house-halloween-sees-mcdonalds-drive-thru-roll-through%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505041&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House hosted a Halloween event on the South Lawn on October 30, 2025, where President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump handed out candy to trick-or-treaters. The celebration featured music by the air Force Strolling Strings band, apples from Washington and New York, and sweets provided by the National Confectioners Association. Attendees included children dressed as superheroes, princesses, and even a McDonald&#8217;s drive-thru wagon, alongside White House press secretary Karoline leavitt and her family. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >annual tradition dates back<\/a> to the Eisenhower administration, with President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy being the first to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-and-first-lady-host-halloween-trick-or-treating-at-white-house\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: ... and first ...or-treating at ...\">host trick-<\/a>or-treaters at the White House. President Trump returned earlier that day from a state trip to Asia to participate in the festivities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">PHOTOS: White House Halloween event sees superheroes, princesses &mdash; and the McDonald&rsquo;s drive-thru<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2388056\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and first lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\">Melania Trump<\/a> held a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/halloween\/\">Halloween<\/a> event Thursday evening, handing out chocolate bars to trick-or-treaters at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>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&rsquo;s drive-thru.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3869757\/jd-vance-democrats-childlike-behavior-government-shutdown\/\">Vance accuses Democrats of childlike behavior after aviation shutdown roundtable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3869526\/kamala-harris-admits-relationship-joe-biden-very-complicated\/\">Harris admits relationship with Biden is &#8216;very complicated&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3869615\/watch-live-trump-first-lady-host-halloween-trick-or-treating-white-house\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump and first lady host Halloween trick-or-treating at White House<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3870140\/joni-ernst-unused-buildings-spirit-halloween\/\">JONI ERNST HAS NOVEL APPROACH TO SOLVING GOVERNMENT&rsquo;S UNUSED BUILDINGS PROBLEM: SPIRIT HALLOWEEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehousehistory.org\/press-room\/press-timelines\/halloween-at-the-white-house\">White House Historical Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump returned from his state trip to Asia hours before the event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump, left, gives a high-five to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-slammed-for-kid-dressed-as-will-smiths-oscar-slap\/\" title=\"\u2018The View\u2019 Slammed For Kid Dressed As Will Smith\u2019s Oscar Slap\">child dressed<\/a> 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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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. 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