White House Correspondents Association Responds to T-Rump Diss

In a statement on Saturday, Mason said the WHCA “looks forward to having its annual dinner” and added: “The WHCA takes note of President Donald Trump’s announcement on Twitter that he does not plan to attend the dinner, which has been and will continue to be a celebration of the first amendment and the important role played by an independent news media in a healthy republic.

  Guardian

Wrong!

That dinner was never a celebration of the first amendment - or at least not in the time I've been aware of it. It's a self-congratulatory, celebrity-studded affair that celebrates the ass-kissing role of modern media to the White House. Maybe if they start kissing more regularly, and make promises to only praise him at the roast, the Publicity Hound in Chief will change his mind by the April 19th date.

“We look forward to shining a spotlight at the dinner on some of the best political journalism of the past year and recognizing the promising students who represent the next generation of our profession.”

So their spotlight is going outside the MSM? Not likely. But, even their own don't want to be a part of it any more.

This week Bloomberg followed Vanity Fair and the New Yorker in saying it would not host a party tied to the dinner. The New York Times has not attended the event since 2008; the Guardian will not attend this year. This week, Buzzfeed reported that another favourite target of Trump’s, CNN, was considering pulling out as well.

The Inflatable Rooster must really be a chicken if he's not willing to take advantage of a widely-publicized event at which he would have a green light to rip into gathered press royalty.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.