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White House staff to skip correspondents' dinner
The Hill ^ | 03/28/17 08:03 PM EDT | Mark Hensch

Posted on 03/28/2017 7:07:04 PM PDT by Dave346

White House staff plan on skipping this year's White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in "solidarity" with President Trump, who has announced he won't attend the annual event this year, the organization announced Tuesday evening.

WHCA President Jeff Mason said the organization's board "regrets this decision very much."

“We have worked hard to build a constructive relationship with the Trump White House and believe strongly that this goal is possible even with the natural tension between the press and the administration that is a hallmark of a healthy republic," Mason said in a statement.

Trump announced last month he would not appear at this year’s WHCA dinner, a break with past presidents.

"Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!” Trump tweeted at the time.

Organizers for the annual dinner said the April 29 event would proceed as planned, despite Trump's absence.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 03/28/2017 7:07:04 PM PDT by Dave346
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He should go and just shove his win in everybody’s face.

Just like slam everyone that disagrees with him.

Just totally destroy Obama and the democrats.

Make it super awkward, and super uncomfortable too.


2 posted on 03/28/2017 7:08:49 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Dave346

Will Jeff Mason be doing stand-up? He’s pretty funny.


3 posted on 03/28/2017 7:09:15 PM PDT by kallisti (Both soliloquized alternately and imagined they were conversing)
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To: Dave346

why wouldn’t you want to go get made fun of by demonic trannies?


4 posted on 03/28/2017 7:09:16 PM PDT by brucedickinson
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To: Dave346
... the natural tension between the press and the administration that is a hallmark of a healthy republic,

And we've just seen how "unhealthy" it is for our Republic when the press kisses the administrations @ss for 8 long years

5 posted on 03/28/2017 7:09:54 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Dave346

Not biting Jeffy


6 posted on 03/28/2017 7:10:27 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Dave346

Wow!!

In your face, enemedia!


7 posted on 03/28/2017 7:10:42 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people).)
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To: Dave346
GOOD; nobody, NOBODY, even remotely connected to the president and his team should go!
8 posted on 03/28/2017 7:11:50 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: FreedomStar3028
Nonsense....none of the those subhumans feel shame and he would be called "mean spirited" and faaaaaaaaaar worse, if he was there and did what you stupidly want him to do.

Why don't you get it?

NOT BEING THERE IS THE WORST SLAP IN THEIR COLLECTIVE FACES HE COULD EVER DELIVER!

9 posted on 03/28/2017 7:14:05 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Dave346

April 29. That’s a Saturday.

A work day for my President.


10 posted on 03/28/2017 7:15:26 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: Dave346

Who in the hell would want to have dinner with a bunch MSM news creeps?


11 posted on 03/28/2017 7:16:12 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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“We have worked hard to build a constructive relationship with the Trump White House

Kinda like the farmer who "works hard to built a constructive relationship" with the turkeys in the yard a few months before the big day.

12 posted on 03/28/2017 7:16:44 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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I heard today the President will also skip throwing out the first pitch at the Nationals opener this year as well.


13 posted on 03/28/2017 7:21:46 PM PDT by xp38
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To: FreedomStar3028

> Make it super awkward, and super uncomfortable too.

Kind of like what he did to Hillary at the Al Smith dinner...brutal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOUFsCS7xYE


14 posted on 03/28/2017 7:21:47 PM PDT by XEHRpa
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“We have worked hard to build a constructive relationship with the Trump White House and believe strongly that this goal is possible even with the natural tension between the press and the administration that is a hallmark of a healthy republic,” Mason said in a statement.

...

Wow, that guy can really shovel it.


15 posted on 03/28/2017 7:28:29 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: FreedomStar3028
He should go and just shove his win in everybody’s face. Just like slam everyone that disagrees with him. Make it super awkward, and super uncomfortable too.

Which is exactly what they are hoping will happen. They want Trump to ACT just like THEM, so they can prove HE is just as BAD as they are.

They will broadcast an edited version that is biased, then claim it is proof Trump is not being respectful of the position of President, and that he should be impeached.

16 posted on 03/28/2017 7:29:42 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Dave346

Why jump into a pit filled with vipers?


17 posted on 03/28/2017 7:34:04 PM PDT by Taxman (Replace the income tax with the FAIRtax and abolish the IRS!)
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To: Dave346

Good, that dinner won’t make America great again.


18 posted on 03/28/2017 7:34:25 PM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: Dave346

Do you remember any “natural tension” between the press and Obama? All I recall is their slobbering adoration.

Pres. Trump and his staff should NEVER show up to this ridiculous event.


19 posted on 03/28/2017 7:39:55 PM PDT by txrefugee
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They should have accepted, taking as man seats as possible, then walk out in unison at the first totally unacceptable ‘joke’.


20 posted on 03/28/2017 7:40:13 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Women who are 25 pounds overweight tend to live longer than the men who mention it.)
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