US President Donald Trump pokes fun at the media at a White House Correspondents’ Association dinner that is being held again after the original event was cancelled in April due to a shooting. Multiple outlets describe the evening as a celebration of press freedom, with remarks and comedic comments that mix humour with criticism of journalists.
ABC Australia reports that Trump’s comments include jokes alongside “barbs” directed at the press during the rescheduled dinner. The outlet frames the event as a redo of the White House Correspondents’ dinner that had been suspended following the April shooting.
BBC News similarly says the rescheduled event marks press freedom, after the first dinner was cancelled by the shooting in April. BBC’s account focuses on the celebratory purpose of the evening and Trump’s remarks toward the press during the event.
Across both reports, the central points are that the dinner is a rescheduled version of an earlier White House Correspondents’ event, that it is tied to press freedom, and that Trump addresses the media in a way that combines humour and direct commentary.
