Trump Says He Will Skip WH Correspondents' Dinner

By Tyler Durden  //  ZeroHedge.com

Donald Trump announced Saturday afternoon that he will not be attending the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C.

One day after the White House announced it had barred CNN, The New York Times, Politico and several other major media outlets from a media “gaggle” in the White House leading to angry protests from the press and several threats of boycotts of future media briefings, in a tweet the president said he will pass on the journalism scholarship benefit dinner in April traditionally attended by major media outlets, celebrity guests and the president and vice president.

“I will not be attending the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!” he wrote on Twitter.

Trump isn’t the only one canceling on one of Washington’s biggest press nights. Bloomberg, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair previously canceled their after-parties. As Axios notes, some have questioned whether the event will still go on as planned, but news organizations’ strong interest in tickets for the April 29 dinner suggests that the night will remain sold out, as always.

Various prominent political correspondents promptly responded to Trump’s announcement:

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