Story by Josh Marcus
- President Donald Trump used the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to deliver a roughly hour-long tirade against journalists, including personal attacks on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.
- Following the event, prominent journalists and media critics called for an end to the annual dinner, questioning the decision to invite Trump given his history of hostility towards the press.
- Critics described the dinner as an “embarrassment,” and a platform that normalized Trump’s attacks on the free press, with some suggesting journalists should have walked out in protest.
- The Trump administration defended the remarks, with a White House spokesman stating that “the liberal media can dish it but they can’t take it.”
- The incident underscored the ongoing strained relationship between Trump and the media, characterized by lawsuits, restricted access and threats against reporters and news organization
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