Trump Lobs Insults at Political Opponents, Press During Rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner
The president delivered a more-than-hour-long speech with jokes, insults and long tangents as roughly 700 guests attended the smaller dinner.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump addressed the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, an event delayed months after a gunman opened fire during the original April gathering.
- Outgoing WHCA President Weijia Jiang honored Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales for apprehending the shooter in April, emphasizing the association refused to let violence have the final word.
- During his hourlong address, Trump revived complaints about "fake news," targeted journalists by name, and concluded by wearing a "Trump 2028" hat while joking about seeking another term despite constitutional limits.
- The Wall Street Journal received the Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability, while many journalists remained seated and did not applaud when Trump concluded his remarks.
- Journalist Peter Baker and his wife, Susan Glasser, criticized the event's normalization of rhetoric, though Trump pledged to return next year, musing about the difficulty of speaking to such a tough crowd.
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