Trump to break bread with journalists at annual dinner amid threats to jail them
Trump to attend correspondents’ dinner for first time as president, while some newsrooms ‘wrestle’ with whether to go
The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) is surely hoping that Donald Trump will take a more diplomatic tone later this month when he makes his first appearance as president at the organization’s glitzy dinner in Washington DC, an annual event meant to honor and celebrate journalists and press freedom.
On Monday, Trump threatened to imprison a journalist if they refused to reveal the source of information that a second US airman was still missing after being shot down by Iran last Friday, which he claimed put the service member at risk.
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