Trump, First Lady Host Halloween at White House

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump opened the White House South Lawn to trick-or-treaters Thursday, running the party from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Hours earlier, the president had flown back from a South Carolina rally backing Republicans ahead of the midterms, so he got a full day of crowds out of it. The Washington Examiner reports Air Force One flew over the White House twice while construction on the state ballroom kept right on going. Around here, you don't stop the hay baling because the kids are coming up the drive. You just tell them to watch for the tractor. Pete Hegseth came with his family, which is the first thing in this whole story that doesn't need a press briefing to explain.