Halloween at Trump’s: the little «Soviet tanker» as the scariest costume of 2026
The White House, pumpkins, baskets of chocolate. Donald Trump and Melania welcome children on Halloween, smiling, handing out sweets. And suddenly two appear before them: a boy in Soviet-style military uniform and a girl in a Russian sarafan with a kokoshnik. The internet immediately begins to search for great political meaning in these few seconds. But the scene has another, much darker and funnier interpretation.
Author: Victoria Katsman
On October 29, 2026, everything really happened on the South Lawn of the White House. In the recording of the official broadcast, you can see Melania touching the boy's cap, and the presidential couple treating children to chocolate. The cap resembles the headgear of a Soviet tanker, with Soviet symbols; calling it a modern form of the Russian army would be a factual error. Who chose the outfits and why is unknown.
At NANews we suggest paying attention to the holiday itself. Perhaps the visitors to the White House were simply much more inventive than the adult commentators.
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