On Saturday February 26, President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he would not attend the White House Correspondents Dinner. A dinner that almost seems mandatory for the president to attend considering President Barack Obama's constant attendance to every dinner. The dinner is in order to sponsor journalism scholarships, and due to Trump's already fragile relationship with the media many news organizations have already canceled, boycotted or dismissed their usual after parties. White House Correspondents Dinner Association President Jeff Mason was not surprised considering Donald Trump claimed the media was "the enemy of the American people". However Mason claimed "The media is an incredibly important part of a vibrant republic, and we celebrate that at that dinner."
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/25/politics/trump-declines-to-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner/index.html
Trump only didn't go because he knew he was going to get roasted.
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