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Raw Story / AFP: Maligned by Trump, White House reporters hold subdued annual gala [View all]
Raw Story / AFP - Maligned by Trump, White House reporters hold subdued annual gala
Agence France-Presse
April 27, 2025 7:18AM ET
The White House Correspondents' Association staged its annual gala on Saturday in a muted celebration amid mounting concerns about press freedom under President Donald Trump.
The dinner, while still as packed as previous years, took on a more somber, understated atmosphere with no president cracking self-deprecating jokes and no comedian.
The event has been shunned by the Republican tycoon, who has sought to neuter the traditional media since his return to power in a number of moves that critics say are unconstitutional.
The stage instead went to winners of journalism awards who saluted the value of the profession.
Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, did not directly mention Trump but defended the press against his attacks.
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Agence France-Presse
April 27, 2025 7:18AM ET
The White House Correspondents' Association staged its annual gala on Saturday in a muted celebration amid mounting concerns about press freedom under President Donald Trump.
The dinner, while still as packed as previous years, took on a more somber, understated atmosphere with no president cracking self-deprecating jokes and no comedian.
The event has been shunned by the Republican tycoon, who has sought to neuter the traditional media since his return to power in a number of moves that critics say are unconstitutional.
The stage instead went to winners of journalism awards who saluted the value of the profession.
Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, did not directly mention Trump but defended the press against his attacks.
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