Trump to Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25 in Washington, marking his first appearance at the event as president.

In a social media post, Trump wrote that the association had invited him "very nicely" to be the honoree at the gathering, which he described as a tradition dating to 1924 under President Calvin Coolidge. He accepted the invitation, noting its timing amid early celebrations for the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026. Trump explained his previous absences by stating that he had boycotted the dinner because "the Press was extraordinarily bad to me." He added that he looked forward to the event this year and hoped it would be "something very Special."

The dinner, which began in 1921, has been a staple for journalists covering the White House. Coolidge was the first president to attend, in 1924, and every president since has participated at least once, with Trump as the previous exception. Some presidents skipped individual years for various reasons: Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon declined invitations, while Ronald Reagan, recovering from an assassination attempt, called in to the 1981 event...