crixus Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Trump bails on White House Correspondents' Dinner The move follows a week of the president escalating his attacks on the press that covers him. By TARA PALMERI 02/25/17 05:16 PM EST President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will not attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., capping a week in which he condemned the media and sought to snuff out leaks from within his own White House. The move to withdraw from the dinner, which in the past has been criticized for its sometimes awkward schmoozing between the press and the administration it covers, was in line with the president’s increasingly adversarial relationship with the media, and came just a day after the White House froze out a number of news organizations from a briefing with the press secretary. The announcement, which came in Trump’s preferred method of communication — a tweet — said that Trump would pass on the April dinner, which benefits a journalism scholarship and recognizes reporters for their coverage of the president and is traditionally attended by major media outlets, celebrity guests and the president. His refusal to attend comes amid reports that media outlets like CNN and MSNBC have been considering skipping the event at the Washington Hilton. "I will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening," Trump tweeted. Trump's move comes in the heat of his ongoing battle with the media, which he has labeled the opposition party and "fake news.” The dinner will still go on even without the president, according to the White House Correspondents Association. "We look forward to shining a spotlight at the dinner on some of the best political journalism of the past year and recognizing the promising students who represent the next generation of our profession,” said association president Jeff Mason in a statement Trump is the first president to skip the annual dinner that began in 1921 in over 30 years. Ronald Reagan was the last president to skip the dinner, as he was recovering from a gunshot wound following an assassination attempt. He still provided some remarks by phone. "It's unfortunate but not terribly surprising that President Trump won't attend the dinner,” said veteran White House reporter Julie Mason, host of the “Press Pool” on SiriusXM's POTUS channel and a WHCA secretary and board member from 2009-2012. "Honestly, I think outside observers get way more worked up about this dinner than members of the correspondents association. After the massive,celebrity-fraught drama of the past eight years, this feels like a nice reset opportunity to get back to the original point of the dinner -- which is honoring the First Amendment by raising money for journalism scholarships and handing out journalism awards,” Mason added. Trump’s own experiences at the dinner during the Obama administration have been uneven. At the 2013 dinner, he was reportedly booed upon arrival. In 2011, then-President Barack Obama spent much of his speech lampooning Trump for questioning the validity of his birth certificate. Trump was not amused at the time, responding later that the jokes were “not the greatest.” - Politico.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawlorfaithful Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 What a puss. 4 Quote We’re all sitting in the dugout. Thinking we should pitch. How you gonna throw a shutout when all you do is bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_SD_Dude Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 He probably has bad memories of being roasted there by Obama a few years ago. Seriously though, it's hard to imagine it coming off in the current climate in DC. It would be a poop show. 1 Quote Thay Haif Said: Quhat Say Thay? Lat Thame Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSUMFA2013 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 You guys can read that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crixus Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Old_SD_Dude said: He probably has bad memories of being roasted there by Obama a few years ago. Seriously though, it's hard to imagine it coming off in the current climate in DC. It would be a poop show. I'm sure Trump will be reminded about it on SNL next week. They're showing a repeat tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 The biggest snowflake of them all, President Snowflake. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrofade Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 What a little baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_SD_Dude Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Alec Baldwin has agreed to host. 1 Quote Thay Haif Said: Quhat Say Thay? Lat Thame Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrofade Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 You just know that he'll be watching and live-tweeting about it the entire time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrofade Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Old_SD_Dude said: I just read that Alec Baldwin has agreed to host. All I've seen so far is that people are trying to recruit him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVGiant Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Honestly, I'm fine with this. I mean, Trump is a weenie, don't get me wrong. But the correspondents dinner has always rubbed me the wrong way. A little too cozy, especially at times when we have been at war. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_SD_Dude Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, retrofade said: All I've seen so far is that people are trying to recruit him. I was making a joke, but it would be awesome. Quote Thay Haif Said: Quhat Say Thay? Lat Thame Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysfit Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 They could leave his chair empty and bring in Clint Eastwood 3 Quote One of the Final Five.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackrabbit Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 You guys have not figured out yet that the media is stupidly chasing TDS , no one is paying attention to real issues. Believing he gives a shit about the press is stupid. He is no dummy, this is all an intentional diversion. All it takes is a tweet and the press goes into convulsions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackmormon Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 19 minutes ago, Jackrabbit said: You guys have not figured out yet that the media is stupidly chasing TDS , no one is paying attention to real issues. Believing he gives a shit about the press is stupid. He is no dummy, this is all an intentional diversion. All it takes is a tweet and the press goes into convulsions. The press is all he gives a shit about. He has been a media whore his entire adult life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackrabbit Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 17 minutes ago, jackmormon said: The press is all he gives a shit about. He has been a media whore his entire adult life. Media attention in business is good. Media attention in govt depends how you use it and can be a tool. It's a diversion. You guys hate him so much he is using it against you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestintheWest Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 They should bring back Norm Macdonald for it. He was the best I've seen at it. 2 Quote All is well, For Rice is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
