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.
After President Donald Trump's repeated barbs against the "dishonest media" and "fake news", some journalists and media outlets are thinking twice about their participation in the April 29 dinner, a tradition that dates back to 1921.
"How can media clink glasses with a White House that makes clear its contempt for press freedom and …
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