Trump takes shots at RFK Jr, Biden, CNN’s Collins in WHCA dinner speech
Trump opened with jokes about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a renamed dinner as the rescheduled event drew about 700 guests under heightened security.
- President Donald Trump addressed the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner, delivering an hour-long, rally-style speech that mixed lighthearted humor with sharp personal attacks and political grievances.
- The gala took place under heightened security at the Waldorf Astoria after the original April event was disrupted and postponed when a gunman fired shots outside the venue.
- Trump targeted several prominent news figures, criticizing CNN's Kaitlan Collins following her WHCA award win, while launching jabs at journalists Don Lemon, Anderson Cooper, and Lawrence O'Donnell.
- The speech ranged beyond the press corps to take aim at political rivals and public figures, including California Governor Gavin Newsom, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Representative Ilhan Omar, and late-night TV hosts Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel.
- Trump also quipped about a third presidential term and criticized his own speechwriters when jokes fell flat, before closing by insisting he holds respect for the free press despite ongoing legal and political friction with media outlets.
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