Two infants in a buggy designed as a drive-thru McDonald's stole the show, delighting President Donald Trump and his wife, who laughed as the pair wheeled before them. Photo / Getty Images
Two infants in a buggy designed as a drive-thru McDonald's stole the show, delighting President Donald Trump and his wife, who laughed as the pair wheeled before them. Photo / Getty Images
A drive-thru McDonald’s steered by a pair of babies stole the show at the White House on Thursday night as Donald and Melania Trump played host to an army of trick-or-treaters.
The US President smiled and joked while passing out Hershey chocolate bars wrapped in custom blue boxes emblazoned withthe presidential seal alongside the First Lady.
Dozens of carved jack-o-lanterns filled with lights decorated the White House’s sprawling staircases while a military string ensemble played an array of spooky covers.
Trump emerged from the White House’s southern entrance to Michael Jackson’s Thriller just two hours after returning from a gruelling trip to Asia.
For more than an hour, the President, dressed as himself, handed out chocolate bars to children in a range of costumes, including mini-Trumps and a secret service agent.
But it was two infants in a buggy designed as a drive-thru McDonald’s that stole the show, delighting the President and his wife, who laughed as the pair wheeled before them.
For more than an hour President Donald Trump handed out chocolate bars to children in a range of costumes, including mini-Trumps and a secret service agent. Photo / Getty Images
Other guests included Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary and her husband, Nicholas Riccio and their young son, who was dressed as a pumpkin.
They were joined by top aide Stephen Miller and his wife Katie, who dressed as a skeleton along with their children.
Miller dressed a White House staffer, wore a suit and tie.
The President revived one of his favourite tricks from the 2019 event when he placed a chocolate bar on the head of a small child dressed as EDM DJ Marshmello.
President Donald Trump emerged from the White House's southern entrance to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. Photo / Getty Images
The child walked away balancing the candy on top of his head, much to the enjoyment of the First Lady and press gallery.
Trump went viral during his first term for playing the same game with a child dressed in a minion costume from the film, Despicable Me.
The songs played by an Air Force string band included the theme tunes from Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and The Pirates of the Caribbean.
Around halfway through proceedings, the President took a look at the long queue of young guests and yelled to the press, “It’s a long line. It’s almost as big as the ballroom.”
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