First POTUS to Skip Correspondents Dinner in Over 30 Years

[struggle4progress]

FEB 25 2017, 6:29 PM ET
by PHIL MCCAUSLAND

... "The WHCA takes note of President Donald Trump's announcement on Twitter that he does not plan to attend the dinner, which has been and will continue to be a celebration of the First Amendment and the important role played by an independent news media in a healthy republic," association President Jeff Mason said in a statement ...

White House Strategist Steve Bannon told Conservative Political Action Conference attendees on Thursday that Trump would continue to attack the media ...

The first White House Correspondents' Dinner occurred in 1921, and the first president attended — Calvin Coolidge — in 1924. Fifteen presidents have attended since.

Ronald Reagan was the last president to skip the dinner ...

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-will-be-first-potus-not-attend-white-house-correspondents-n725661

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Reagan missed the dinner because he'd been shot,

which is a reasonable excuse. SCROTUS' only "excuse" is that he thinks they might be mean to him and he can't take it.

[yeoman6987]

2. Trump doesn't care. He's been to them already.

This is a jab at CNN who was going to pull out of it but trump beat them to the announcement. He always has to "win". So immature.

[Kingofalldems]

11. How do you know what Trump is thinking, yeoman6987?

This is your FOURTH post tonight saying the same thing.

Looks like you are a fan of Trump's behavior. Also way too much overkill. What exactly is your point?


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8709206

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1712985

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1712983

[Kingofalldems]

12. Bulletin: Dems destroy in Delaware.

Link to tweet

[VMA131Marine]

3. There is a wonderful opportunity here..

Get Alec Baldwin to go as SCROTUS. Trump will be furious.

[Blue_true]

8. That would be neat. Even if they don't ask him to, Baldwin should show up as Trump. nt

[alarimer]

4. They should invite Alec Baldwin.

But this is because Trump has no sense of humor. Even Bush could make fun of himself a little.

[Cirque du So-What]

5. Very well

He shall be mocked in absentia.

[HipChick]

6. They will turn it up a notch or two...

and he'll be tuning in anyway to see what they said..

[Solly Mack]

7. Good. People should cut loose and really lay into him.

Because Trump will watch it. He won't be able to help himself.

[Cha]

9. Shows what a chickenshit he is

[Skittles]

10. he is a COWARD

KING FUCKING SNOWFLAKE