President Donald Trump has announced he will not attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 26, continuing a tradition he upheld during his first term.
Trump has long criticized the event, calling it biased and promoting “fake news,” and previously countered it with his own “fake news awards.”
The decision underscores his ongoing conflict with the White House Correspondents’ Association. The White House has since taken over pool reporter access and barred the Associated Press after media clashes.
Comedian Amber Ruffin was removed as this year’s headliner after planning to deliver a politically charged performance. Trump officials, including Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, have also declined to attend.
Meanwhile, new polling shows Republicans are now seen as the “party of the people,” a dramatic shift from past trends where Democrats held that title.
