Trump bombs at correspondents dinner with boring, unfunny and tasteless speech
President Donald Trump attended a rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner following a previous assassination attempt. The event featured award presentations for political journalism, including coverage of Trump's past associations, which the President acknowledged despite ongoing legal disputes.
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The event highlights the tense but functional relationship between the Trump administration and the press corps, underscored by the backdrop of political violence.
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The do-over of the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner, rescheduled after a gunman allegedly tried to assassinate US President Donald Trump and top administration officials at the previous one, began with mutual rejection of political violence and recognition of the importance of a free press.
President Donald Trump congratulates outgoing White House Correspondents Association president Weijia Jiang. AP Photo/Rod Lamkey “An assassination attempt on our president is an attack on democracy itself,” said Weijia Jiang, the association’s outgoing president. “We will not be intimidated. We refuse to let an act of violence have the final word.”
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