Trump Says He’ll Attend White House Correspondents Dinner for First Time as President
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The commander-in-chief had boycotted the event during his first term and last year but claims the "correspondents now admit I am truly one of the greatest presidents in the history of our country."
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Donald Trump says he will attend the upcoming White House Correspondents Dinner, marking the first time he’ll do so as president after skipping the dinner during his first term and last year. “The White House Correspondents Association has asked me, very nicely, to be the Honoree at this year’s Dinner, a long and storied tradition since it began in 1924, under then President Calvin Coolidge,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “In honor of our Nation’s 250th Birthday, and the fact that these ‘Correspondents’ now admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presidents in the History of our Country, the G.O.A.T., according to many, it will be my Honor to accept their invitation, and work to make it the GREATEST, HOTTEST, and MOST SPECTACULAR DINNER, OF ANY KIND, EVER!” Related Stories TV Jack Schlossberg Slams "Fiction" 'Love Story,' Urges Ryan Murphy to Donate to JFK Library, "Do Something About Getting Trump Out of Power" TV NBC News Doubles Down on Steve Kornacki and his "Kornacki Cam" in Midterms Push He added that he “boycotted” the event during his first term due to “extraordinarily bad” press coverage, “FAKE NEWS ALL, right from the beginning of my First Term.” Trump’s decision comes after the WHCA selected mentalist Oz Pearlman as this year’s featured entertainer, bypassing the frequent practice of having a comedian as the entertainer, which often included an extended routine roasting the president. Last year, the WHCA initially sleected Amber Ruffin as the featured entertainer for the event but had to cancel her appearance in the wake of White House criticism. Instead, the dinner proceeded without a featured entertainer. Though Trump skipped the WHCD while president, he attended multiple times before he became president, most fam...
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