Posted on 02/24/2017 9:13:39 AM PST by ColdOne
CNN is considering sitting out of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, according to two people familiar with the matter, as the annual star-studded affair takes on renewed scrutiny from media outlets irked by the White House’s demonization of the press.
CNN is still actively discussing internally whether it will ultimately send staffers to the event, which is scheduled for April 29, according to one of these people.
“We haven’t made a decision on it yet,” a CNN spokesperson said.
In recent years, the dinner traditionally involves presidents trying to rib the press after an A-list comedian — like Larry Wilmore, Seth Meyers, Wanda Sykes, or Stephen Colbert — takes his or her own shots at bigwigs in the room.
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Dear CNN its a “correspondents” dinner not the liars club ...... Presstitutes not invited.
It's not news, it's mind control.
The president is just invited. To tell self-deprecating jokes and take jabs at the media. And to get roasted by the media.
Sounds like it will be loads of fun this year. Sparks will fly.
CNN would be more noticed by their absence than if they just went and took their lumps along with everyone else. Sucking their thumbs and staying home in their studio would only reinforce what Trump has been saying about them.
Gee, how EVER will the Nerd Prom survive without the Chicken Noodle Network ?
Neener neener
Their tickets will be snapped by someone else
perhaps a real news organization
Perhaps a 12 year blogger
Trump could have a lottery among high school newspapers
Would like to see President Trump boycott this dinner with the most notorious liars in the US.
No, he should go so he can mock them mercilessly.
they are instead organizing the White House Fake Correspondents’ Dinner
They are afraid of the DC Chapter FReepers outside with signs. They know most will have their name on them.
TRUMP should skip it, or only invite conservatives
Why even have one any more? Feting the enemy troops isn’t cool.
Can see Spicer ignoring them even more than he does now - it will give them something else to bitch about.
I thought President Trump wasn’t going. I wouldn’t go if I were him but he’s never backed down from a fight and it would be a sight to see.........(I hope he doesn’t go)
Good. They should invite every alternative and conservative news source out there, including Alex Jones and Lyndon LaRouche. (Yolo raises Jolly Roger, puts on more sail...)
They probably don’t want to hear themselves being made fun of by Trump.
No CNN? I call that, “WINNING”!
Who cares?
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