Trump Targets ‘Fake News’ At Rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Donald Trump addressed the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, using the platform to criticize the media and jokingly suggest serving a third or fourth term. The event took place months after an assassination attempt disrupted the original schedule.
Why it matters
The speech highlights the ongoing adversarial relationship between the Trump administration and the press, as well as the political rhetoric surrounding presidential term limits.
US President Donald Trump lashed out at “fake news media” and talked about serving a banned third term as he addressed a rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner Friday, three months after the event was disrupted by an assassination attempt.
“This place is really the largest group of Trump derangement syndrome people ever put together at one time,” Trump told the media gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington.
The 80-year-old started with a relatively conciliatory tone, reflecting on the attack by a gunman that forced him to be evacuated from the dinner in April.
But he quickly pivoted to attacking a wide range of perceived enemies in an often rambling speech, starting with journalists before training his fire on Democratic opponents.
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