Trump says he'll attend White House correspondents' dinner for his first time as president
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President Donald Trump says he'll attend this year's White House Correspondent Association dinner on April 25, marking the first time he's done so as commander-in-chief.
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By — Will Weissert, Associated Press Will Weissert, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump says he'll attend White House correspondents' dinner for his first time as president Politics Mar 2, 2026 7:47 PM EST WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he'll attend this year's White House Correspondent Association dinner on April 25, marking the first time he's done so as commander-in-chief. READ MORE: Journalists gather to honor First Amendment at 2025 White House Correspondents' Dinner "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 posted on his social media site on Monday evening. He noted that the latest installment comes amid celebrations marking America's 250th birthday, adding that it "will be my Honor to accept their invitation." Trump was invited annually, but never attended the dinner during his first term and also skipped last year's gathering. "For more than 100 years, the journalists of the White House Correspondents' Association have enjoyed an evening with the president," the association's president, Weijia Jiang, said in a statement. "We're happy the president has accepted our invitation and look forward to hosting him." Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021, but President Joe Biden attended each of the dinners during his term's final three years. Every president since Coolidge had attended except Trump — until now. In his post Trump wrote that, "Because the Press was extraordinarily bad to me" he had "boycotted the event, and never we...
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