Trump to Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner Again This Year
- President is urging other administration officials to attend
- White House Correspondents’ Association says it was notified
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For his second year in the White House, President Donald Trump will skip the White House Correspondents’ Dinner amid his attacks on "fake news" and media outlets such as CNN, NBC News and the New York Times.
"The White House has informed us that the president does not plan to participate in this year’s dinner but that he will actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend and join us as we celebrate the First Amendment," Margaret Talev, president of the White house Correspondents’ Association, said in a statement.