Trump-media spat: White House correspondents' dinner plans in turmoil
Some journalists and media outlets thinking twice about participation in the April 29 dinner
Washington
IT IS supposed to be a light-hearted gathering of journalists, celebrities and the president, where differences are put aside for good-natured jibes.
But amid a bitter war of words between the Trump administration and the Fourth Estate, plans for the 2017 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in April have been thrown into turmoil.
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