Trumps mark Halloween at the White House

Secret Service police walk past the South Portico of the White House decorated for Halloween, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Washington. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will greet children this afternoon during a Halloween event at the White House. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump holds up part of a child's halloween costume as he and first lady Melania Trump give candy to children during a Halloween trick-or-treat event at the White House, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A space suit from NASA is on display among the decorations on the South Portico of the White House decorated for Halloween, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Washington. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will greet children Sunday afternoon during a Halloween event at the White House. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Two girls pose for a photograph with the decorated South Portico of the White House, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Washington, ahead of a Halloween event with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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The Associated Press

October 28, 2018 - 5:15 pm

Updated October 28, 2018 - 5:46 pm

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are marking Halloween at the White House by handing out candy to kids at a festive event on the South Lawn.

The couple appeared Sunday at the Halloween event, passing out White House Hershey bars and Twizzlers to children dressed as superheros, astronauts and princesses. The South Portico was decorated with pumpkins, hay bales and cornstalks, as a military band played spooky music.

Trump and the first lady were not dressed up, but smiled, chatted and posed for photos with the kids as they distributed treats from wicker baskets.

The White House said the event was attended by military families and local children.

Trump made no remarks at the event, which came a day after a massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

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