"Next Saturday night I will be holding a BIG rally in Pennsylvania. Look forward to it," President Donald Trump tweeted. | AP Photo Trump to hold rally same night as White House Correspondents' Dinner

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he is holding a rally the same night as the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

"Next Saturday night I will be holding a BIG rally in Pennsylvania. Look forward to it," the president tweeted.


The rally will be held in Harrisburg on April 29, which also marks the 100th day of Trump's presidency. The campaign is organizing the event.

In the past week, Trump has dismissed the importance of the 100-day mark, calling it a “ridiculous standard.”

One senior White House official said the decision to hold the rally on Saturday night was less about the correspondents’ association dinner and more about how to spend the hours around Trump’s 100th day.

“The media is trying to make this about them when, respectfully, it has nothing to do with you guys,” said the official. “It’s about focusing on the people.”

Trump tweeted in February that he would not be attending the annual dinner. The business mogul-turned-politician has had a rocky relationship with the media throughout the presidential campaign and during his presidency, often times calling some organizations, such as The New York Times and CNN, "fake news."

The correspondents' dinner benefits a journalism scholarship and recognizes reporters for their coverage of the president and is traditionally attended by major media outlets, celebrity guests and the president.

Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, Time, People and The New Yorker have canceled their high-profile events that surround the dinner. Some organizations, such as The New York Times and BuzzFeed, will not be attending the dinner.

Shane Goldmacher contributed to this report.