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Trump to Headline Rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner

President Donald Trump is set to headline the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Friday, three months after the original event was halted when an armed assailant tried to storm it. First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance will not attend. Journalists have urged guests to confront Trump over his attacks on the media, while the dinner returns with increased security amid strained administration-press relations.

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President Trump remains the evening’s keynote speaker, as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.

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Trump to Speak as White House Correspondents Dinner Returns With More SecurityNYTimes – Business
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Trump to Speak as White House Correspondents Dinner Returns With More Security

President Trump remains the evening’s keynote speaker, as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.

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Trump to speak at White House press dinner rescheduled after shooting

Journalists urge attenders to confront president over media attacks, while Melania Trump and JD Vance to be absent Donald Trump will address a rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association (WCHA) dinner on Friday three months after the original event was abruptly halted after an armed assailant tried to storm it, with the alleged aim of assassinating him. The rearranged dinner has been condemned as “hypocritic…