This Year's WHCD Serves Only to Normalize Trump's First Amendment Dumpster Fire I Won't Be a Part of It

The White House Correspondents' Dinner, a once-celebrated platform for political civility and respect between journalists and political figures, has seen its spirit wilt under the Trump administration's animosity towards the media. This article reflects on how the tradition, likened to a brief wartime truce, has been overshadowed by the increasing hostility and attacks on the press. The writer expresses their choice to skip this year’s event, underscoring the significant shift in atmosphere and the influence of political tensions on press relations.

I have traveled to the nation's capital for the better part of the last decade, although I often skip the actual dinner because it's usually a dull affair.

The WHCD tradition of a Spring truce? Sadly, those days are long gone, and the long-running animus between the fourth estate and the Trump administration has instead hardened.

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