Trump Roasts RFK Jr. at White House Correspondents' Dinner
Trump used the rescheduled dinner to mock reporters and political rivals, while roughly 700 guests watched under tightened security after the April shooting.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump attended the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at Washington's Waldorf Astoria, delivering a jab at Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding his bizarre animal-related incidents.
- Following the April shooting by accused gunman Cole Tomas Allen, security for the roughly 700 guests was heightened for the rescheduled ceremony at the hotel.
- Trump's hourlong address shifted from a solemn tribute to familiar grievances, blurring the line between dinner remarks and a campaign rally while attacking political rivals and the media.
- During the speech, the president ribbed journalists about bulletproof vests, congratulated New York Times reporter Tyler Pager, and donned a "Trump 2028" red hat to tease a potential third term.
- Outgoing WHCA President Weijia Jiang stressed resilience and refusal to yield to violence, though the evening ultimately settled into Trump's freewheeling, meandering style mixing condolences, personal feuds, and policy asides.
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Trump Humiliated a Submissive Mainstream Media at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
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*Three months after an attempted assassination shook the nation, President Donald Trump‘s first appearance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner presented a rare opportunity to reset the national conversation. Americans had witnessed one of the darkest moments in modern political history, and many hoped the President would use the evening to lower the political temperature, reaffirm respect for the free press, reject political violence, and …
At the gala dinner of the capital press, Donald Trump once again insults journalists. His attacks are not individual cases, but are flanking increasingly frequent attacks by his government on freedom of the press.
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