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After years of avoidance, Trump to attend first White House press dinner

Al Jazeera·Joseph Stepansky·about 1 month ago
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Washington, DC – Donald Trump — whose political career has been built, in part, on deriding the United States press — is set to attend his first White House Correspondents’ Dinner as president. Saturday’s event continues a decades-long tradition, dating back to 1921. Still, the black-tie gala held in Washington, DC, remains a divisive event. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 ‘Shame on you’: Pro-Palestine protest at White House correspondents’ dinner list 2 of 3 Amid media row, Trump to skip correspondents’ dinner list 3 of 3 Five presidential candidates walk into a bar … end of list For years, detractors have argued its chummy approach to the presidency risks blurring the independence of the press corps. Trump himself is one of the dinner’s critics. Until this year, Trump had refused to attend, appearing poised to defy a tradition of sitting presidents dining at least once with the press corps during the annual event.…

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