Toned-down White House press dinner carries on without Trump [Trump Wins Again!]

Reuters ^ | April 30, 2017 | Staff

[C19fan]

The White House press corps gathered on Saturday for its annual black-tie dinner, a toned-down affair this year after Donald Trump snubbed the event, becoming the first incumbent U.S. president to bow out in 36 years. Without Trump, who scheduled a rally instead to mark his 100th day in office, the usually celebrity-filled soiree hosted by the White House Correspondents' Association took a more sober turn, even as it pulled in top journalists and Washington insiders.

[C19fan]

Money quote:

Few other celebrities graced the red carpet,

Besides getting the SCOTUS nomination, Trump killing the so called Nerd Prom is his 2nd greatest victory

[freedumb2003]

>>”We are not fake news, we are not failing news organizations and we are not the enemy of the American people,” said Mason, a Reuters correspondent.<<

You are indeed all those things.

[Psalm 73]

That was "must-see-TV" last night - high-fived my daughter a few times.
Although I voted for him, was never a big fan - but he is growing on me quickly.

[onona]

The only people who thought watching a bunch of pretentious douchenozzles celebrate themselves was entertainment were other pretentious douchenozzles.

The MSM is the enemy of the people.

[DJ Frisat]

The daily fake news spread by these despicable creatures is a virtual ‘round-the-clock WH correspondent’s dinner. Why bother having a gala event to hear the same crap you read about 24/7, anyway?

[SoFloFreeper]

....first incumbent U.S. president to bow out in 36 years.

Notice how the fake journalists didn't want to say "since Ronald Reagan."

[ScaniaBoy]

The fact that they have to deny all those thing means that they have already lost.

So much WINNING!

[ronnie raygun]

They had a party and the guest of honor refused to show, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha “and may I add” ha ha ah aha ha ah aha

[Col Frank Slade]

DICKHEAD LOSERS ALL

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Few other celebrities graced the red carpet, although some well-known Washingtonians, such as former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright appeared...

The fool who helped arm North Korea is considered a celebrity.

[miss marmelstein]

I’ll bet she looked gorgeous on the red carpet!

[CodeToad]

Little children dressing up to play adult thinking they are the machine of DC. Screw ‘em.

[CodeToad]

The NORKs, the Barney Fife of dictatorships

[CodeToad]

Oops, NORK, wrong thread.

[jiggyboy]

Jeff Mason defended press freedom even as he acknowledged this year's dinner had a different feel, saying attempts to undermine the media was dangerous for democracy.

Libel, slander, hit pieces disguised as news, opinion pieces disguised as news, made-up "news", fake "sources", confirmation bias, poor fact-checking, and bubble mentality are all good.

[jiggyboy]

Jeff Mason defended press freedom even as he acknowledged this year's dinner had a different feel, saying attempts to undermine the media was dangerous for democracy.

Libel, slander, hit pieces disguised as news, opinion pieces disguised as news, made-up "news", fake "sources", confirmation bias, poor fact-checking, and bubble mentality are all good.

[jiggyboy]

Instead of the typical roasts - presidents of both parties have delivered their own zingers for years - the event returned to its traditional roots of recognizing reporters' work and handing out student scholarships

A little slip there. Trump is Making WHCD Great Again by making no effort at all.

[jiggyboy]

He also joked about Trump, despite organizers' wishes, saying he did so to honor U.S. constitutional protection of free speech

But probably because that's the only material he had, Constitution or not, and is too new at the job to be able to ad-lib on the fly or fall back on other bits.

[Gritty]

Who cares what these bigoted blowhards say or think except themselves and the DC Swamp?

[redcatcherb412]

Just shows the presence of mind of the President to not share a stage with a bunch of leftist ‘entertainers’ that consider themselve as valid newsmen. C’mon, a mincing unshaven muzzie ‘correspondent’ from the comedy network ? Really ??