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BREAKING: Trump Tweets That He Won't Be Attending White House Correspondents Dinner (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2017 OP
DISTRACTION, watch his other hand! putitinD Feb 2017 #1
He's been there, done that. yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #36
Well yeoman6987, I knew you would jump in to defend Trump. Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #51
No. He's running from having to sit and listen to jokes about himself. Lucinda Feb 2017 #95
That's a very creative way to rationalize it as something it's not. LanternWaste Feb 2017 #110
What a Chicken Shit.... afraid his feelings might get hurt again. groundloop Feb 2017 #2
bwak bwak indeed. SNOWFLAKE! pansypoo53219 Feb 2017 #64
buk-buk-buk-bwaa-ha-ha! alterfurz Feb 2017 #78
........ Tanuki Feb 2017 #79
Trump really IS a Republican Synecdoche Trope Feb 2017 #3
He beat CNN to the punch yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #38
Once again, yeoman6987. Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #52
In addition to being a hypocrite and liar, J_William_Ryan Feb 2017 #4
He won't??? Desert grandma Feb 2017 #5
He'll be too busy coloring True Dough Feb 2017 #6
Haha. Nice pic! n/t Calista241 Feb 2017 #16
I'm fond of it too True Dough Feb 2017 #18
Alec Baldwin you're up MattP Feb 2017 #7
great idea! mdbl Feb 2017 #104
"Actor Zach Braft suggests that Alec Baldwin fill in as Trump at WH Correspondents' Dinner" red dog 1 Feb 2017 #108
Is this like breaking up with someone... TimeChaser Feb 2017 #8
Maybe he is not robust enough to handle an evening type event; is there a health problem? Tikki Feb 2017 #9
He's a snowflake. There might be a negative sentence or two about him spoken there. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #28
I know...but you never know...those photos, all sweaty, from the rally. Tikki Feb 2017 #37
I hear there are some disturbing videos of him Midnight Writer Feb 2017 #98
The dinner will be more of a success because of that. George II Feb 2017 #10
Well that's one way to deal with a potential media boycott of the event KeepItReal Feb 2017 #11
Now people might show up. briv1016 Feb 2017 #12
Great. Attendees get to rake him over the coals all night. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2017 #13
Chump made the right decision. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #14
The comments on his tweet are hysterical. femmedem Feb 2017 #15
Can't blame him PatSeg Feb 2017 #17
i am so gonna watch it now samnsara Feb 2017 #65
Same here PatSeg Feb 2017 #82
When is it bdamomma Feb 2017 #89
Coward. sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #19
I'm thinking his advisors convinced him he really doesn't do well at roasts.... Brother Buzz Feb 2017 #20
I watched that debacle, Mendocino Feb 2017 #30
You just know he stiffed the writers and only paid them for half of it Brother Buzz Feb 2017 #48
More war on the press bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #21
Ever get that feeling that the other shoe is gonna drop real soon....... Old Vet Feb 2017 #22
busy doing the peoples work bora13 Feb 2017 #23
Well, of course not. He's a cowardly pile of $hit. mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #24
Remember when we had presidents who were grownups? Paladin Feb 2017 #25
Someone had a great idea ! OnDoutside Feb 2017 #26
;Good gawd yes! Plucketeer Feb 2017 #40
It would be so awesome. Baldwin for the Correspondents!! Too good! LakeArenal Feb 2017 #72
Brilliant- Please go to the WH Correspondents page and propose this! Liberty Belle Feb 2017 #73
Aw, come on. What if they promise to let you grab someone's pussy? Vinca Feb 2017 #27
Now everyone can have a fun evening C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #29
Idea.... FarPoint Feb 2017 #31
Love that idea! Obama is back from vacation. ButSeeYa Feb 2017 #35
I agree, bring back Obama. He can just roast Trump. 33taw Feb 2017 #68
Gee.... Turbineguy Feb 2017 #32
OMG some hilarious tweets in response, including this 'toon mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #33
OMFG BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #46
LOL bdamomma Feb 2017 #90
They should invite Hillary RandySF Feb 2017 #34
This sounds like a good time for Obama to channel Johnny Carson Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2017 #39
#45 has a signed pass from his NCjack Feb 2017 #41
hiding from those he has bullied..? samnsara Feb 2017 #42
Maybe he's still not over the 2011 dinner Siwsan Feb 2017 #43
He Can Neither Take a Joke Ccarmona Feb 2017 #44
Have other presidents (real ones) skipped the dinner? spiderpig Feb 2017 #45
I don't think so, as least as I recall. Usually it's sort of fun and the president takes it in good RKP5637 Feb 2017 #50
Here's an interesting write up on the history of the dinner. briv1016 Feb 2017 #57
Like anyone wanted to go to that Corgigal Feb 2017 #47
President Asshole won't be attending, Super Flake, BAD! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2017 #49
Him not being there will make it bearable to watch. When I moonscape Feb 2017 #53
I would MFM008 Feb 2017 #54
That's fine. They can invite Obama instead. jmowreader Feb 2017 #55
or my President Hillary Clinton nt elmac Feb 2017 #56
Please. He just want to avoid the embarrassment of being in a room with Fox, Infowars and Breitbart TomCADem Feb 2017 #58
He's a-scared. People w/o a sense of humor shouldn't attend, anyway. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2017 #59
SNOWFLAKE. eom ffr Feb 2017 #60
Pork riblet sandwich coming back to MacDon's? jack69 Feb 2017 #61
insightful observation - you may have cracked this case rurallib Feb 2017 #85
No surprise to me red dog 1 Feb 2017 #62
It's so creepy that he never laughs womanofthehills Feb 2017 #92
+ 1 red dog 1 Feb 2017 #105
WHCA should cancel and donate all of the $ to free speech causes. n/t eggplant Feb 2017 #63
Good call. It's a lose-lose situation for him. I doubt he made the decision, though. Nitram Feb 2017 #66
What a pathetic, gutless, amateurish coward! yallerdawg Feb 2017 #67
Good, it was a hassle to send someone out to get him a Happy Meal from Mickey D's alfredo Feb 2017 #69
I never had any doubt.... llmart Feb 2017 #70
Biggest. Sucky baby. Ever. n/t ClusterFreak Feb 2017 #71
They should invite Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy Yavin4 Feb 2017 #74
republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief dodges the possibility truth Achilleaze Feb 2017 #75
Is that his Poker night at the White House? yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #76
Gutless coward. TeamPooka Feb 2017 #77
Coward in chief Hulk Feb 2017 #80
What a baby. yardwork Feb 2017 #81
Ticket sales soar! left-of-center2012 Feb 2017 #83
Fits the narrative, what with "the press" being an enemy "of the people" (i.e., him.) PSPS Feb 2017 #84
ploy to distract media, again heaven05 Feb 2017 #86
Guess he couldn't get a copy of his long form birth certificate in time. KentuckyWoman Feb 2017 #87
I heard somewhere that Trump was so cheesed off by Obama at that dinner that FailureToCommunicate Feb 2017 #88
He's made so many things I used to watch unwatchable that Jarqui Feb 2017 #91
I'd change the venue Marthe48 Feb 2017 #93
Check the room for bombs. C_eh_N_eh_D_eh Feb 2017 #94
Coward-in-Chief. nikibatts Feb 2017 #96
Is this "unpresidented" ?? King_Klonopin Feb 2017 #97
See reply # 57 for that red dog 1 Feb 2017 #106
Fuck Trump I hope they rip him to shreds gopiscrap Feb 2017 #99
GOOD RIDDANCE onetexan Feb 2017 #100
Like they want him there get the red out Feb 2017 #101
Coward... SledDriver Feb 2017 #102
Big baby can sure dish it, lark Feb 2017 #103
Upon further reflection, I think it's more than just cowardice on Trump's part, red dog 1 Feb 2017 #107
The best show is going to be Samantha Bee's Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner LiberalLovinLug Feb 2017 #109
HUGE disappointment! JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2017 #111
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
36. He's been there, done that.
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:43 PM
Feb 2017

Same with throwing a first pitch at an opening game. These are events that won't hurt trump as far as saying no to him as the orioles have told him. We need things he's never done before and THEN tell him no. That's the only way to make him feel bad.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
95. No. He's running from having to sit and listen to jokes about himself.
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 01:56 AM
Feb 2017

He was happy to sit there and let Obama get beat up, until Obama took the game to Trump.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
110. That's a very creative way to rationalize it as something it's not.
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 11:36 AM
Feb 2017

That's a very creative way to rationalize it as something it's not.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
38. He beat CNN to the punch
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:44 PM
Feb 2017

They were going to announce pulling out. Now they can all go and have a good time.

Kingofalldems

(38,456 posts)
52. Once again, yeoman6987.
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:17 PM
Feb 2017

1. Post your real opinion in the first sentence.

2. The second sentence is for cover in case of jury.

True Dough

(17,304 posts)
18. I'm fond of it too
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:16 PM
Feb 2017

I can't take credit for creating it, but I thought the juice box was a nice touch!

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
108. "Actor Zach Braft suggests that Alec Baldwin fill in as Trump at WH Correspondents' Dinner"
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 03:25 PM
Feb 2017

(The Hill, 2/25....HuffPo, 2/26)

If you Google: "SNL - Trump" you can watch a video

"Alec Baldwin time to suit up," Braft, known for "Scrubs" and "Garden State" tweeted

Tikki

(14,557 posts)
9. Maybe he is not robust enough to handle an evening type event; is there a health problem?
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:07 PM
Feb 2017

Inquiring minds want to know!!!


Tikki

PatSeg

(47,430 posts)
82. Same here
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 09:18 PM
Feb 2017

I wasn't going to watch it, but if Trump isn't there, it should be interesting. I'll bet he will be watching it at home with itchy tweet thumbs.

Brother Buzz

(36,428 posts)
20. I'm thinking his advisors convinced him he really doesn't do well at roasts....
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:18 PM
Feb 2017

And there's no telling what would happen when he's the roastee.

Mendocino

(7,488 posts)
30. I watched that debacle,
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:35 PM
Feb 2017

Trump was painfully bad. He's rich, he can afford good writers, but you have to think he insisted on scripting that slimy mess all by himself.

Brother Buzz

(36,428 posts)
48. You just know he stiffed the writers and only paid them for half of it
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:07 PM
Feb 2017

And the the writers knew they were going to be stiffed so they only delivered half a speech. He was so-so, stiff, but so-so until the script ended, then it went south. The people behind him were none to happy with it. And the awful part is the orange anus has no clue how shitty and over the edge it was.

Old Vet

(2,001 posts)
22. Ever get that feeling that the other shoe is gonna drop real soon.......
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:20 PM
Feb 2017

I get the feeling the intelligence community has that shoe on..........

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
29. Now everyone can have a fun evening
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:35 PM
Feb 2017

Thank goodness. No one wanted to look at grumpy on the dais anyway.

Turbineguy

(37,329 posts)
32. Gee....
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:37 PM
Feb 2017

and we were so looking forward to his signature self-depreciating humor.

Maybe they can replay some George W Bush comments.

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)
90. LOL
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 11:31 PM
Feb 2017

now isn't that the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They should of had Priebus come in instead of the Lady Liberty.

Funny

 

Ccarmona

(1,180 posts)
44. He Can Neither Take a Joke
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:02 PM
Feb 2017

Nor can he tell a joke. Would have been a long and painful night, so no loss.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
45. Have other presidents (real ones) skipped the dinner?
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:05 PM
Feb 2017

I thought it was expected that the occupier of the Oval Office attend, but I really don't know much about it.

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)
50. I don't think so, as least as I recall. Usually it's sort of fun and the president takes it in good
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:16 PM
Feb 2017

humor, something totally lacking in this Idiotic Buffoon now in the WH.

briv1016

(1,570 posts)
57. Here's an interesting write up on the history of the dinner.
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:26 PM
Feb 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-a-journalists-dinner-became-a-celebrity-blowout/2014/05/01/1fae2bb4-cf20-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html?utm_term=.f8bc9e5f6ec8

Last president to not attend was Reagan in '81 after the assassination attempt. He did address the group over speakerphone. Before that was Carter in '78 due to "exhaustion."

Before that was Nixon in '72.

moonscape

(4,673 posts)
53. Him not being there will make it bearable to watch. When I
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:18 PM
Feb 2017

see his mug on the news I FF through it.

They can have a great time without him!

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
58. Please. He just want to avoid the embarrassment of being in a room with Fox, Infowars and Breitbart
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:30 PM
Feb 2017

nt

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
62. No surprise to me
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:48 PM
Feb 2017

Has anyone ever seen a photo of him actually laughing?
(He smiles occasionally)

Cowardly is as cowardly does?

(All bullies are cowards)

I hope Obama is invited instead...or Hillary...or both.

K&R

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
105. + 1
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 02:31 PM
Feb 2017

and he very rarely even smiles

I feel sorry for Melania & Barron, despite all the money & "trappings" they have.

Nitram

(22,800 posts)
66. Good call. It's a lose-lose situation for him. I doubt he made the decision, though.
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:55 PM
Feb 2017

He's no that smart.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
67. What a pathetic, gutless, amateurish coward!
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:57 PM
Feb 2017

"True colors come shining through."

I hope to God this steaming, foul, heap of manure doesn't get a second chance.

alfredo

(60,071 posts)
69. Good, it was a hassle to send someone out to get him a Happy Meal from Mickey D's
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 08:10 PM
Feb 2017

He's such a picky eater

llmart

(15,539 posts)
70. I never had any doubt....
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 08:13 PM
Feb 2017

that the yellow-bellied chickenshit wouldn't attend. Can't stand the heat.

What a coward, but then we already knew that.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
83. Ticket sales soar!
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 09:24 PM
Feb 2017

He'll be watching to see what nasty things are said about him, and who to add to his enemies' list.

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
86. ploy to distract media, again
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 09:38 PM
Feb 2017

from his coming demise because of all of his crooked and treasonous activities. He'll show up if Baldwin goes, if not, he is the coward he has shown himself to be to be, consistently. Big ploy...distract, divert, lie and hope for his 30% base of racist ignoramuses to remain stupid and dangerously loyal. To hell with boy-potus puppet and his string pullers prezidents bannon and miller.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)
88. I heard somewhere that Trump was so cheesed off by Obama at that dinner that
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 10:59 PM
Feb 2017

that is when Trump decided to run again 'and show them all'

Jarqui

(10,125 posts)
91. He's made so many things I used to watch unwatchable that
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 12:06 AM
Feb 2017

I appreciate getting a break to watch something like I used to

Marthe48

(16,957 posts)
93. I'd change the venue
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 12:34 AM
Feb 2017

j-i-c
what a perfect way to 'manage' your 'enemies': pick a pretend fight, exclude them, have a hissie and refuse to attend their annual meet, and well...... I probably have an over-active imagination.

King_Klonopin

(1,306 posts)
97. Is this "unpresidented" ??
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 02:34 AM
Feb 2017

Did any other president in the past ever bag out of this event ?

The frail ego of a narcissist on full display.

Who is hosting it ? As noted above, Alec Baldwin would be awesome.

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
106. See reply # 57 for that
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 02:42 PM
Feb 2017

and, as of Feb. 22, the White House Correspondents Association has yet to announce who the emcee will be

onetexan

(13,041 posts)
100. GOOD RIDDANCE
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 07:25 AM
Feb 2017

The Schmuck knows he will be the butt of jokes throughout the evening. I'm sure the comedians will have a field day ravaging him.

lark

(23,099 posts)
103. Big baby can sure dish it,
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 10:52 AM
Feb 2017

but can't take even pushback in fun. He has no sense of humor and is way too self important to go to something like this. Why, there will be sure to be many "alternative facts" shared there, lol.

red dog 1

(27,802 posts)
107. Upon further reflection, I think it's more than just cowardice on Trump's part,
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 03:02 PM
Feb 2017

it's also hatred!...He truly hates many of the White House reporters, imo.

What a schmuck!

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)
111. HUGE disappointment!
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 11:56 AM
Feb 2017

I hope we will at least get to see Conway, Miller, and Bannon.

Three of my favorite media personalities.

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