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Journalists Urge WHCA Not to 'Normalize' Trump Ahead at Press Dinner
Hundreds of journalists urge the WHCA to confront Trump’s media attacks as Weijia Jiang is expected to address press-freedom concerns at the dinner.
- On Monday, more than 250 journalists signed an open letter urging the White House Correspondents' Association to "forcefully demonstrate opposition" to President Donald Trump during Saturday's annual dinner.
- The schism stems from administration efforts including "coercive regulatory investigations" and access bans—notably barring the Associated Press from White House pool reporting and restricting Pentagon press space.
- Signatories including veteran anchors Dan Rather, Sam Donaldson, and Ann Curry, along with the Society of Professional Journalists, argue the actions represent a "systematic and comprehensive assault on freedom of the press."
- WHCA President Weijia Jiang faces pressure to deliver a "forceful defense of freedom of the press" from the podium, followed by a standing toast to the First Amendment.
- President Trump is scheduled to attend the April 25 event for the first time as sitting president, while some attendees plan to wear lapel pins inscribed with the First Amendment.
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Dan Rather among 200 journalists demanding Trump be called out at White House Correspondents' Dinner
More than 200 journalists have signed an open letter urging the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) to call out President Donald Trump to his face at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD)."We, the undersigned, call upon the White House Correspondents' Association to use the occasion of the White House Correspondents' Dinner, to forcefully demonstrate opposition to President Trump’s efforts to trample freedom of the pres…
President Donald Trump is due to participate for the first time in the Association of White House Correspondents' dinner next Saturday.
Over 250 Journalists Sign Letter Demanding ‘Forceful’ Protest Against Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
More than 250 journalists, including Dan Rather and Sam Donaldson, have signed an open letter demanding that the White House Correspondents’ Association turn this Saturday’s dinner into a stage for a direct, “forceful” confrontation with President Donald Trump.
Over 250 journalists demand reporters ‘forcefully’ protest Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A group of over 250 journalists implored members of the beltway press corps to "forcefully demonstrate opposition" to President Trump at the ritzy White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday.
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