- Jul 26
Trump returns to rescheduled correspondents' dinner, swaps jokes for insults aimed at CNN, Don Lemon and Ilhan Omar
Speaking at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, the US president blended self-pity with personal attacks, calling the assembled journalists 'the largest group of people with Trump derangement syndrome ever brought together.'
- Jul 26
Trump's rescheduled White House press dinner speech lands in silence as insults against journalists and Democrats fail to draw laughs
Speaking at a smaller, more secure venue three months after an armed attacker forced the cancellation of the original event, Donald Trump used his address at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to target media figures and Democratic politicians, drawing silence from most of the 600 guests.
- Jul 25
Trump returns to WHCA gala after April attack, dons 'Trump 2028' hat and jokes about a third term
Three months after an armed man tried to breach the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, President Donald Trump told a rescheduled gala in Washington that America 'does not surrender to political violence.'
- Jul 25
Trump delivers meandering speech at rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, attacks journalists
At the Waldorf Astoria, three months after a gunman interrupted the original event, President Trump spoke for over an hour, mixing jokes with attacks on media figures and political rivals.
