The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is coming up on April 25. The event helps fund the organization’s work, which includes supporting “the journalists working to cover the president, events and programs to educate the public about the value of the First Amendment and a free press, and scholarships to help the next generation of journalists,” according to its website.
Donald Trump will be attending the 2026 WHCD for the first time in both of his terms as president. His decision came after Oz Pearlman was chosen to host the event instead of, per usual, a comedian, who would’ve likely led a roast of him and the White House.
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