President Donald Trump took the stage for an hour-long speech at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner this past Friday. According to The Guardian, the event was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, DC, three months after an alleged assassination attempt forced the original dinner to be abandoned in April. This time, the US Secret Service implemented a major security cordon around the venue to ensure the safety of all attendees.
It was a speech filled with political attacks, quips, and barbs. One of the stranger quips was when he joked that the news industry would “be broke” after his term as president. Per NBC News, he said, “There’s not going to be anybody to report on. Nobody gives a damn about anybody else. That’s why tonight to show just how much I care about the press, and I want to save your ratings.” He then pulled out a “Trump 2028” hat and slipped it on.
