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nolabear

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9. Actually the ending speech was great.

Reply to diehardblue (Original post)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 10:14 PM

Apr 2025

The current president of the WHCA spoke eloquently against much of what tfg has been doing, limiting access, minimizing the First Amendment, letting journalists be imprisoned and harassed, etc. He got an ovation in what otherwise was a dishwater dull awards ceremony.

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The correspondents' dinner seems to be a bash Joe Biden fest, giving out awards for [View all] diehardblue Apr 2025 OP

Isn't the correspondence dinner supposed to be kind of a roast of the CURRENT president? sakabatou Apr 2025 #1

The MSM is an idoiot creon Apr 2025 #2

And to think the comedian who they unhired.... Shipwack Apr 2025 #3

It's the Correspondents Dinner DFW Apr 2025 #4

Thanks for the correction, and I will do that. However, I WILL NOT dignify it as a proper noun with capitalization. diehardblue Apr 2025 #8

Trump didn't attend. 58Sunliner Apr 2025 #10

Agree crazylikafox Apr 2025 #5

Why I never turn it on. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2025 #7

Malevolent and abusive. 58Sunliner Apr 2025 #11

Television created Trump. hunter Apr 2025 #6

Actually the ending speech was great. nolabear Apr 2025 #9

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