White House Correspondents’ Dinner: In The Room On A Night Of Lofty Tributes, Sharp Quips And Surreal Sights
deadline.comPresident Joe Biden and comedian Trevor Noah wrapped up their routines at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with appeals for the work of journalists and freedom of the press.“American democracy is not a reality show,” the president said,Yet one of the elements that has made the dinner different from a number of other First Amendment events on the D.C.
calendar is the dinner’s size and scope, not to mention a kind of surreal nature to the mix of the Council on Foreign Relations and TMZ set.
It’s why C-SPAN for years has provided red carpet coverage, even in the years when Biden’s predecessor, the reality show president Donald Trump, has skipped the event.“It’s a scene,” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said at ABC News’ pre-party at the Washington Hilton.
Moments later, there was a bit of a commotion as photographers and iPhone wielding guests turned to the network’s step and repeat line to capture the arrival of Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson.
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