A Trump-less White House Correspondent’s Dinner (WHCD) was a night of both celebrating Washington’s journalist elite and, for some, reflection upon the failure of the D.C. press corps to cover Joe Biden’s frailty throughout his presidency.
The black tie dinner on Saturday featured no host after comedian Amber Ruffin was dropped from the gig only weeks in advance. The focus — beyond the usual party atmosphere — was the state of journalism under Donald Trump’s second administration at a time when the White House is exerting an unprecedented amount of control over Oval Office and briefing room coverage.
