Who does gain anything from attending this, other than basking in the glow of the president?
Is he going to tell them something he won’t tell anyone else?
You don’t believe it is an honor to be invited to the WH to meet the President, a man whose positions you generally support? In the case of the talkshow hosts, I would imagine that many of the presidents pet causes are ones that they believe in. It isn’t like the President invited Al Franken to visit last year, did he?