'The show must go on': Trump delivers speech at rescheduled dinner
US President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner, blending humor with personal attacks against journalists and political rivals. The event, which had been postponed due to a security threat in April, marked a notable moment in the President's contentious relationship with the media.
Why it matters
The speech underscores the ongoing tension between the current administration and the press corps, reflecting broader political polarization in the US.
<p>US President Donald Trump returned to the stage of the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner, delivering a rambling speech that praised some journalists, took potshots at others, made jokes about public figures' weight and intellect, and quipped about a third presidential term.</p> <p>He assured the crowd of journalists, though, that he'd scrapped the most biting parts of his remarks.</p> <p>“That was going to be a doozy,” Trump said about the speech he’d been prepared to give in April, before a gunman upended the original dinner and forced its postponement.</p> <p>“As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” the president said to begin his remarks, hailing the decision to reschedule the dinner.
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