WATCH: Trumps host Halloween celebration at the White House
2 outlets (PBS NewsHour and The Hill) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Halloween”, “host”. Distinct wording: PBS NewsHour uses “celebration” and “Trumps”; The Hill uses “event” and “lady”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- PBS NewsHour reports: “President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump handed out candy to hundreds of costumed kids outside the White House residence at Thursday's annual Halloween celebration.”
- The Hill reports: “President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will welcome trick-or-treaters to the White House Thursday evening for the annual Halloween celebration. The event comes just hours after Trump returned…”
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- PBS NewsHour: WATCH: Trumps host Halloween celebration at the White House
- The Hill: Watch live: Trump, first lady host Halloween event at White House
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