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Trump to attend White House Correspondents' Dinner as president

journalismApr 25, 20261934

President Donald Trump will attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington for the first time while in office, and CBS News and Paramount have invited conservative figures Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as special guests. Trump’s attendance comes after his administration’s documented efforts to intimidate, silence or harass journalists, and the choice of partisan guests highlights a shift from the dinner’s traditional focus on press accountability. The pairing of the president with political allies at a long-standing media event raises questions about whether the dinner will remain a forum for independent journalism or become further politicized.

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