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D.C. Press Breaks 140-Year Tradition in Snub to Trump
after trump. puppet vance and general White House toadies declined invitation to attend, not wanting to be with "those people."
after trump. puppet vance and general White House toadies declined invitation to attend, not wanting to be with "those people."
The Beltway media thumbed its nose at President Donald Trump on Sunday.
In a subtle dig, reporters at the annual Gridiron Club dinner—which brings together prominent members of the Washington, D.C. press corps each year—broke with a 140-year-old tradition by declining to toast the sitting president. Instead, journalists raised their glasses in support of press freedom.
“A toast to the First Amendment,” said Gridiron President Judy Woodruff, a former anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour, according to the Washington Post.