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White House Correspondents Association cancelled the comedian. Again.

politico.com/news/2025/03/29/w

Is it time to start a US podcast and independent news association dinner w/ comedian headliner?

Host it mid-west or left-coast. Heck, have it move around year to year

Don't invite the president. Invite a member of the state's congressional delegation. Roast the heck out of president and the #WHCA

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No matter how much the cowardly Eugene Daniels appeases Trump, Trump continues to harm his group, the White House Correspondents' Association. First, Trump took over who would be allowed in press pools, and now Trump took over the West Wing briefing room's seating chart for journalists. If Eugene was capable of learning, he would learn that appeasement never pays. #media #politics #WHCA

After bending the knee to Trump by disinviting a comedian critical of the man, the #WHCA this moning was rewarded by news they're not going to pick who sits in the front row at WH press briefings.

This is Trump, people. You show him you're weak and he's going to close in for the kill. cnn.com/2025/03/30/media/white

CNN · Trump White House plans to shake up briefing room seating, flexing power over press corpsBy Brian Stelter

Look at them all, raising their hands like brown-nosing schoolchildren.

"Trump White House plans to shake up briefing room seating, flexing power over press corps"

cnn.com/2025/03/30/media/white

In the Trumip administration’s latest assertion of power over the press corps, the White House intends to take over the seating assignments in the press briefing room, according to a senior official.

CNN · Trump White House plans to shake up briefing room seating, flexing power over press corpsBy Brian Stelter

Les correspondants de la #Maison #Blanche ( #WHCA ) décommandent l'humoriste Amber #Ruffin , censée se produire à leur dîner annuel

On ne rira point du président des #USA cette année, il faut dire qu'il ne fait plus rire personne.. en tout cas certainement plus la presse dont certaines agences ( #AP , etc..) ont été bannies de nombreux accès

francetvinfo.fr/culture/specta

Devant l'ancien président américain Joe Biden, qui rit, l'humoriste américain Colin Jost (au centre) s'exprime lors du dîner de l'Association des correspondants de la Maison Blanche (WHCA) au Washington Hilton, à Washington, DC, le 27 avril 2024.
Franceinfo · Les correspondants de la Maison Blanche décommandent l'humoriste censée se produire à leur dîner annuelBy franceinfo Culture avec AFP

Absolutely all media organizations should drop their membership from the White House Correspondence Association, due to the WHCA's firing and censorship of talented comedian Amber Ruffin. Another reason to dump the WHCA: When Trump attacked the Associated Press, the response of the stupid cowardly "leadership" of the #WHCA was to wear pins saying "First Amendment" - a foolish gesture that accomplished nothing. #media #politics #cowardice