April 29, 2017

2017-04-29T21:36:26-04:00

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Journalists, politicians, and celebrities gathered for the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner. Hasan Minhaj, a comedian and senior correspondent on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” provided the entertainment for the occasion. Speakers included journalist Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who talked about the role of journalists.



President Trump did not attend, the first time a president had not spoken at the event since President Carter in 1980. President Reagan did not attend in 1981 because he was recovering from being shot in an assassination attempt.

Journalists, politicians, and celebrities gathered for the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner. Hasan Minhaj, a comedian and senior… read more