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Trump to Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner

HeadlineFeb 27, 2017

On Saturday, Trump announced he won’t attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in late April, despite the tradition that presidents attend the annual black-tie affair. The last time a president skipped the dinner was when President Ronald Reagan didn’t attend in 1981, when he was recovering from an assassination attempt. On Sunday, White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee explained Trump’s decision to skip the dinner by saying, “One of the things we say in the South is 'If a Girl Scout egged your house, would you buy cookies from her?' I think that this is a pretty similar scenario.” In 2011, Trump attended the dinner and was ridiculed by President Obama.

President Barack Obama: “Now, I know that he’s taken some flak lately, but no one is happier, no one is prouder, to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald. And that’s because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like: Did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?”

That was President Obama ridiculing now-President Trump back in 2011 at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

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