JUST IN: President Trump Agrees to Attend His First White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Years of Snubbing Press – Says They “Now Admit That I am Truly One of the Greatest Presidents in the History of Our Country, the G.O.A.T.”
President Trump announced on Monday that, for the first time, he will attend the annual White House Correspondents Dinner as an Honoree after years of boycotting the event.
The dinner, typically known for its woke commedy show and Trump-bashing reporters, will be hosted by mentalist Oz Pearlman.
White House Correspondents’ Association President Weijia Jiang announced in a statement, “As the world’s most celebrated mentalist, Oz Pearlman will offer a fascinating glimpse into what’s truly on the minds of Washington’s newsmakers. We look forward to an exciting, fresh, and interactive evening as we celebrate the First Amendment and Washington news coverage together.”
Trump skipped last year’s event amid tension with the leftist media over the decision to bar Associated Press reporters from the Oval Office pool and the Correspondents’ Association’s initial decision to host a Trump-hating comedian.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the White House press pool seemingly had an epiphany that year, admitting that they aided in the cover-up of Joe Biden’s mental decline over the four years he was in the White House. “We bear some responsibility for faith in the media being at such lows. I say this because acknowledging errors builds trust, and being defensive about them further erodes it. We should have done better,” Alex Thompson of Axios said while accepting the Aldo Beckman Award for Journalistic Excellence last year.
The 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Washington Hilton.
And President Trump said he plans to "make it the GREATEST, HOTTEST, and MOST SPECTACULAR DINNER, OF ANY KIND, EVER!"
"In honor of our Nation’s 250th Birthday, and the fact that these 'Correspondents' now admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presidents in the History of our Country, the G.O.A.T., according to many, it will be my Honor to accept their invitation," he said.
Full statement below:
The White House Correspondents Association has asked me, very nicely, to be the Honoree at this year’s Dinner, a long and storied tradition since it began in 1924, under then President Calvin Coolidge.
In honor of our Nation’s 250th Birthday, and the fact that these “Correspondents” now admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presidents in the History of our Country, the G.O.A.T., according to many, it will be my Honor to accept their invitation, and work to make it the GREATEST, HOTTEST, and MOST SPECTACULAR DINNER, OF ANY KIND, EVER!
Because the Press was extraordinarily bad to me, FAKE NEWS ALL, right from the beginning of my First Term, I boycotted the event, and never went as Honoree. However, I look forward to being with everyone this year. Hopefully, it will be something very Special. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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