In case you missed it, Donald Trump will not be attending this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. He’s reportedly directed other administration officials to skip it as well. And CNN hall monitor isn’t taking that lying down:

CNN’s Brian Stelter says Trump administration officials skipping the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is an “attack against the media” pic.twitter.com/hrXwRy0Nx7 — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) April 23, 2019

So, choosing not to offer himself up on a silver platter to the brave firefighters who have dedicated the last two-plus years to carving him up — after they decided they no longer had any use for him — is “an attack against the media”?

I’m still waiting for a punchline, surely he can’t be serious. — Talon884 (@Talon80884) April 23, 2019

It’s almost as if Brian Stelter, CNN, and the rest of the MSM literally have no purpose if they don’t have Donald Trump to promote and then kick around.

Not submitting oneself to attacks, is an attack! — Jen (@JenNRBeach) April 23, 2019

"We hate you

We hate you

We hate you Wanna have dinner with us?" No "HE'S ATTACKING US!!!!" https://t.co/tTxDeMUHGf — Gordon Shuckrow III (@GordonShuckrow3) April 23, 2019

This has nothing to do with an attack on celebrating free speech and everything to do with the self-aggrandizing media looking for love and attention. Donald Trump’s not going to help them get it, and it’s just killing them.

They still think they’re deserving of respect ? — Tom A Hawk (@tomsmename) April 23, 2019

It's a broken record at this point, but still worth repeating … Just jarring how bloated with self-importance these people are. https://t.co/yFUnkn8TZd — David Henry (@imau2fan) April 23, 2019