President Donald Trump and first lady Melania (left) Trump kicked off the holiday season in the nation's capital in front of a sparse crowd (right) at Thursday's lighting of the National Christmas tree. The couple took the stage for the the special event that also included the Pageant of Peace ceremony and was joined by hosts Dean Cain and Kathie Lee Gifford on the White House Ellipse. Among those in attendance were Donald Trump Jr. and his family, Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump . The president's oldest daughter, who was sporting an Altuzarra's AW17 collection $3,000 Bellasio collarless double-breasted white wool coat, brought along her young children - Arabella, Joseph and Theodore - and husband Jared Kushner. The president shared on Twitter that he was 'looking very much forward' to lighting the tree 'all year long', and probably expected a huge turn out for the ceremony. But a photo shared to Twitter by Washington, DC longtime journalist Steve Rudin captured the dozens of empty seats while the event was underway. In his tweet, Rudin noted that the ceremony was 'beautiful', but it was 'hard not to notice the empty seats'.
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