White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Sunday defended President Trump’s announcement that he would not attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, saying the president was not elected to spend time with celebrities and reporters.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/321228-white-house-press-aide-on-whcd-trump-not-elected-to-talk-to


But, I guess that the President was elected to spend every weekend with the rich folks who ponied up $200K to join Mar-a-Lago !  

Last edited by Goose (2/26/2017 2:27 pm)

TheLagerLad wrote:

I don't care what side of the aisle your own, we should be happy that Trump isn't going and that the WHCA is getting knocked down a peg.

The cozy relationship between the DC media and the political leadership over the years as the dinner grew to some sort of minor awards show probably isn't in the nest interest of the American people the media is supposedly working for.

So of course the WHCA should have their dinner and honor their colleagues and give out their scholarships, but they don't need to be hobnobbing with the Trump administration.

I didn't care for them bringing in Hollywood types like they have in recent years.
I did, however like that the President could set things aside for an evening and interact like a human being with the press. This President can't do that, and it's a terrible shame where we are.