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President Trump isnt alone in his war on the media members of the White House staff plan to skip this years 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 associations 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.
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