Trump To Ditch The WH Correspondents’ Dinner For 2nd Straight Year

US President Donald Trump makes a toast during a state dinner hosted by China's President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Donald Trump urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to wor... US President Donald Trump makes a toast during a state dinner hosted by China's President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Donald Trump urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to work hard and act fast to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis during talks in Beijing Thursday, warning that "time is quickly running out". / AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump does not plan to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

White House Correspondents’ Association president Margaret Talev said in statement Friday that the “White House has informed us that the president does not plan to participate in this year’s dinner but that he will actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend.”

The statement came after Trump said he “probably won’t do it” in an interview on the “Bernie and Sid” radio show on 77 WABC Radio that was taped Thursday and aired Friday.

Trump skipped the annual event last year. He repeated his frequent complaint that the news media is “fake.”

The president did attend the annual Gridiron Club Dinner earlier this year, delivering a speech at the annual white-tie affair featuring journalists and officials.

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