after years of boycott white house correspondents association dinner, us President donald trump He said he will attend the 2026 dinner. He said “reporters” called him “the greatest president” in history, after which he accepted their invitation to be “honored” for an upcoming event.
Donald Trump will attend the White House correspondents’ dinner
On March 3, Donald Trump announced on the Truth Social that he would attend the 2026 WHCA Dinner, which will take place at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Trump’s Post Read, “The White House Correspondents’ Association has asked me, very nicely, to be the man of honor at this year’s dinner, a long and storied tradition that began in 1924 under then-President Calvin Coolidge.”
He continued, “In honor of our nation’s 250th birthday, and the fact that these ‘reporters’ now acknowledge that I am indeed one of the greatest presidents in our nation’s history, according to many, it would be my honor to accept their invitation, and work to make this the greatest, warmest, and most spectacular dinner of any kind ever held!”
Republicans further explained that they boycotted previous events because the press was “extraordinarily bad” towards them. He alleged that they reported “fake news” from the beginning of his first term. But he is now looking forward to attending the dinner this year and hopes it will be “something very special”.
Before becoming president, Trump frequently appeared on WCHA programs as a guest. However, he actively boycotted it after becoming president in 2017.
Their reason appears to stem from a 2011 dinner where the two then-Presidents Barack Obama and comedian seth meyers Made fun of him. obama spoke trump The event occurred again in 2016, a few months before the 2016 United States presidential election. Finally, during the 2017 annual event, comedian Hasan Minhaj addressed Trump’s absenceCalling it “the elephant that’s not in the room.”
For the past few years, the WCHA dinner was hosted mostly by comedians such as Colin Jost and Trevor Noah. However, organizers have taken a new direction by bringing in psychiatrist Oz Perlman to host this year. WHCA website).
Originally reported by Harsh Panduranga Mandatory