In a First as President, Trump Says He'll Attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner

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President Donald Trump says he'll attend this year's White House Correspondent Association dinner on April 25, marking the first time he's done so as commander-in-chief.

“The White House Correspondents Association has asked me, very nicely, to be the Honoree at this year’s Dinner, a long and storied tradition since it began in 1924, under then President Calvin Coolidge,” Trump posted on his social media site on Monday evening.

The event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021, but President Joe Biden attended each of the dinners during his term's final three years. Every president since Coolidge had attended except Trump — until now. In his post Trump wrote that, “Because the Press was extraordinarily bad to me” he had “boycotted the event, and never went.”

“However, I look forward to being with everyone this year. Hopefully, it will be something very Special.”

https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2026-03-02/in-a-first-as-president-trump-says-hell-attend-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner

[JBTaurus83]

1. Unless he dies on stage

My tv won’t be giving any ratings to
That.

[SunSeeker]

3. Now THAT would be worth watching. Otherwise, this will be a snooze.

The CBS person who heads the White House Correspondents Association no doubt promised him a fawning welcome. And she will not even have a comedian host. Instead, she hired a goofy TikTok "Mentalist," like she's throwing a kid's birthday party.

[Historic NY]

2. THey should get Obama as a presenter/

[SunSeeker]

4. The dipshits hired a mind reader and TikTok star, Mentalist Oz Pearlman.

“As the world’s most celebrated mentalist, Oz Pearlman will offer a fascinating glimpse into what’s truly on the minds of Washington’s newsmakers,” said CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang, president of the association. “We look forward to an exciting, fresh, and interactive evening as we celebrate the First Amendment and Washington news coverage together.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/2026-white-house-correspondents-dinner-act-oz-pearlman-1236516114/

The guy won't even tell jokes, let alone roast Trump, which is why Trump agreed to attend.

[LudwigPastorius]

5. Larry the Cable Guy must have an opening in his schedule to be able to host this.

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6. He'd certainly be better than the guy they hired.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/2026-white-house-correspondents-dinner-act-oz-pearlman-1236516114/

[AZJonnie]

7. I'm sure IQ47 thinks Dr. Oz is hosting (nt)

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8. LOL

You might be right!

[IcyPeas]

9. Who remembers 2004 when George W. Bush joked about WMDs

[malaise]

10. He has not one shred of decency

Killing people while promoting his attendance at a dinner.
If the correspondents were serious they would not be in a room with this monster let alone entertaining him.

[SunSeeker]

11. I do. I remember him looking under the table for WMDs.

He was such a fucking idiot.

But Trump makes him look like a genius.