US EditionTrump to attend White House Correspondents Dinner after longtime boycott
President Trump ends years-long boycott to attend as honoree at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, marking a return amid the nation's 250th birthday celebrations.
- On April 25, President Donald Trump will attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton, his first time there as commander-in-chief.
- Trump said he boycotted past dinners because "the Press was extraordinarily bad to me" and never attended during his first term or last year.
- Historically, Trump attended the dinner as a guest and was roasted in 2011 by then-President Barack Obama, while this year the WHCA chose Oz Pearlman, mentalist, as the entertainer.
- WHCA president Weijia Jiang welcomed Trump's acceptance, saying `We're happy the president has accepted our invitation and look forward to hosting him`; the decision ends a rupture with the White House press corps after strained relations and changes to press access last year.
- Positioned as an honor, the White House Correspondents' Association moves last year to avoid a comedian, amid ongoing tensions, while Trump tied his attendance to America’s 250th birthday.
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Trump accepts White House Correspondents' dinner invite, ending years-long boycott
For the first time as president, Donald Trump will attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner after boycotting the event during his first term and the first year of his second term in office.
Donald Trump closes his book on the Washington newspaper gallery after a year's discussion with the press from the White House.
The Republican president had previously boycotted the event and never appeared as a guest of honor because the press had treated him "extremely badly"
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As is well known, the US President did not do so with the press. Several times he rejected the invitation to an important journalist event. Now he has changed his mind.
President Trump AGREES to Attend White House Correspondents Dinner For the First Time
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