Bizarre moment Trump repeats same gesture 6 years after going viral | World | News

Donald Trump handed out chocolates to hundreds of dressed-up children during the annual Halloween event at the White House on Thursday, October 30, replicating the move that went viral six years ago. The President, joined by First Lady Melania Trump, greeted trick-or-treaters for about an hour outside the White House, which was decorated with pumpkins, leaves and other festive decorations for the holiday.

In a moment reminiscent of a viral incident from Halloween 2019, Mr. Trump was seen placing a candy bar on a child’s light-up mask; During his first term in office, the president placed candy on the head of a child dressed as a Minion. The moment quickly gained attention on social media, and the post featuring a side-by-side comparison of the 2019 moment was met with hundreds of likes and reshares. “President Trump is DOING IT AGAIN! He recreated the moment he put chocolate on a kid’s head on Halloween 6 years ago,” the user wrote. “WE WERE TOO BACK!”

The 79-year-old president attended the celebration just hours after returning from a tumultuous week in Asia; He traveled 41 hours aboard Air Force One on his journey to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. The pilot of Air Force One told reporters on Thursday that Mr. Trump traveled 20,027 miles in the air during the trip, which ended when he arrived at the White House just two and a half hours before trick-or-treaters were due to arrive.

The U.S. Air Force Strolling Strings played the song “Thriller” as the Trumps emerged from under the White House’s South Portico, which was decorated with carved pumpkins and autumn leaves. Military families, law enforcement families, foster and adoptive families and Trump administration officials with children were among those lined up on South Drive to receive commemorative candy from the president and first lady.

Among his favorite costumes were those of Mr. Trump himself, the first lady and the three siblings dressed as a Secret Service agent. The president high-fived his doppelgänger before asking the three children to pose for the photo.

Senior White House officials, including White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, were also seen attending the event with their families. Ms. Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, brought their one-year-old son in a jack o’lantern outfit.

The White House’s annual Halloween event had no shortage of strange moments courtesy of US presidents. Last year, Joe Biden pretended to sink his teeth into a child dressed as a chicken. He also gnawed on the toes of a baby dressed in an ice cream cone costume held by his mother.

The former president was joined by his wife, Jill Biden, who wore a full panda costume and then removed the large head to reveal herself underneath.