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[Sho_Nuff82]

Washington Post

President Trump isn’t alone in his war on the media — members of the White House staff plan to skip this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in “solidarity” with their boss, who last month said he would forgo the journalists’ annual dinner.

Word of the White House boycott of the annual dinner, a tradition that goes back nearly a century, came in an email from the association’s president to its members, who represent the news organizations that cover the White House. The president is usually the guest of honor, and top aides and Cabinet secretaries are often among the VIP guests invited by the news organizations that purchase tickets to the black-tie affair.

“Only the White House can speak to the signal it wants to send with this decision,” he wrote. “But our signal is clear: We will celebrate the First Amendment on April 29 and look forward to acknowledging the important work of our terrific members and awarding scholarships to students who represent the next generation of our profession.”

Continue war on media if old.

 

[EdibleKnife]

Cowards.

 

[Cowie]

He's not going, but there's no way he can resist watching it, right?

 

[UnemployedVillain]

They should hold it and roast them regardless.

 

[jiiikoo]

Trump probably ordered the staff not to go there, or Bannon.

 

[djplaeskool]

I will still look forward to all of them getting roasted in absentia.

 

[BY2K]

Have Obama show up and roast Trump and his administration.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

They should hold it and roast them regardless.

They will. Whatever takes place instead will be way worse for Trump than if he just went through with it.

 

[Slayven]

They just going to go in harder

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

Have Obama show up and roast Trump and his administration.

That would be amazing.

Who runs the dinner anyway? I always thought it was put on by the WH, but apparently not?

 

[TheCochese]

Snowflakes.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

Doesn't suprise me since Trump cant seem to donate money to a charity.

 

[Ogodei]

Invite Alec Baldwin.

 

[echoshifting]

At this point they should get Jon Stewart

Edit: buuuut iirc he hates the whole affair. Compelling circumstances though

 

[minor effort]

I'd like it better if it were members of the media refusing to attend and share laughs with Trump, not the other way around.

 

[norm9]

Just get Huckster and Nacho Man.

 

[jelly]

I would love it if secretly all the celebs and powerful people Trump hates turned up at the last minute while he is off playing Golf. That would annoy him so much.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

maybe if it was only FOX and breibart (or however you spell it).

 

[kirblar]

Invite Alec Baldwin.

No no.

Invite Colbert.

 

[BlackGhost]

They just going to go in harder

this is how I feel haha.

 

[Mindlog]

They should invite all the SNL characters.

 

[Muffin1611]

Hold it regardless and lay out the cold, hard facts in plain view while you're at it.

 

[Aiii]

I'd like it better if it were members of the media refusing to attend and share laughs with Trump, not the other way around.

This is actually what happened.

Guess Trump accomplished what he set out to do, retcon it in his favor.

 

[Cyan]

Makes sense, don't want to normalize the news media.

 

[FullMetaltech]

They should hold it and roast them regardless.

Hire some look a likes and let it burn.

 

[Killthee]

That would be amazing.

Who runs the dinner anyway? I always thought it was put on by the WH, but apparently not?

The journalist who cover the WH.

http://www.whca.net/index.htm

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Hold it regardless and lay out the cold, hard facts in plain view while you're at it.

The event isn't even about shitting on the president. The jokes and celebrities are just part of the evening's entertainment, it's supposed to be about promoting the fourth estate. Which is a healthy part of any true democracy.

I don't think that's in the list of top priorities/best interests for the current admin, who are maintaining credibility by telling everyone who will listen that the news is bullshit.

 

[Dead Prince]

no worries. at least no one there will get some well done ass fucking steaks with ketchup.

 

[jstripes]

But then they'll miss out on the fake dinner and fake refreshments.

 

[Ponn]

President Trump isn’t alone in his war on the media — members of the White House staff plan to skip this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in “solidarity” with their boss, who last month said he would forgo the journalists’ annual dinner.

Solidarity, uh huh.

Trump: "If any of you assholes go to that thing you are fired"

That sounds more realistic.

 

[Username1198]

Obama Should crash the party and burn the shit outta the orange goomba

 

[LookAtMeGo]

If anyone is going to roast Trump, its gotta be The Situation.

 

[Username1198]

If anyone is going to roast Trump, its gotta be The Situation.

Wolf blitzer?

 

[Ran rp]

Don't wanna be caught laughing and end up on The List

 

[Netherscourge]

The entire cast of SNL needs to do the dinner now.

 

[inner-G]

Someone should air it live, and they should leave an empty seat with a spotlight on it for donnie t

 

[SeanC]

Solidarity, huh?

All one big solid piece of shit.

 

[Dai101]

What a bunch of whiny bitches.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Trump and his staff acting like a bunch of college SJW snowflakes who can't handle their worldviews being challenged.

 

[theechrisfox]

What a surprise. Snowflakes tend to melt down to a puddle with the heat that most of these reporters are cooking with.

 

[The Real Abed]

Have Obama show up and roast Trump and his administration.

God. How I wish Obama would be invited to replace Trump every time Trump whines and decides not to go to something traditionally attended by the President.

Obama needs to go, take Colbert, Stewart, Oliver and Bee with him and have a hell of a night. Actually, all 5 of them should just form an Entourage and just troll the hell out of the administration for the entire 4 years.

 

[Horns]

I hope they're ripped to shreds. They're cowards just like their boss.

 

[LilZippa]

Invite Alec Baldwin.

No no.

Invite Colbert.

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Colbert can rip on faux Trump and faux Trump can finish it off.

 

[fabricated backlash]

What a bunch of feckless cowards.

 

[Violence Jack]

No no.

Invite Colbert.

Invite Rosey O'Donnell and watch 45 collapse into a fit of rage.

Fuck it, just make it an SNL special event.

 

[JZA]

Too busy deleting content from their phones.

 

[Madness]

They should hold it and roast them regardless.

No kidding. Get Dave Chappelle to host, get as many celebrities as possible, turn it into a giant media event. There is no way the orange shitbag who frames all the magazine covers with his face on it doesn't tune in and tweet. Bring Seth Meyers back for another roast.

 

[Peltz]

Not surprised. Cowards.

 

[norm9]

I hope they're ripped to shreds. They're cowards just like their boss.

I think it's more like the below. Could be wrong though and they're all turds.

Solidarity, uh huh.

Trump: "If any of you assholes go to that thing you are fired"

That sounds more realistic.

 

[Vagabundo]

Invite Alec Baldwin.

Have him come as Trump.