There will be no comedy monologue at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner after the organizers announced they have cancelled an appearance by Amber Ruffin, saying they don’t want to focus on “the politics of division.”
The comedic section of the annual event often makes headlines. Michelle Wolf’s jokes about Trump, abortion and gun control went viral in 2018, while Stephen Colbert famously skewered George W Bush back in 2006. In 2011, host Seth Meyers and President Barack Obama told a series of jokes mocking Donald Trump – who was sitting expressionless in the audience – which some have credited with cementing his determination to run for the presidency.
