A White House Correspondents’ Dinner that was more subdued and sober in tone compared to last April’s gala, which was marked by the attempted armed intrusion by Cole Allen, Donald Trump’s alleged attacker.
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But Trump’s presence at this ‘gala-bis’, where the White House guarantees the president’s “show”, transformed the Waldorf Astoria hotel in the capital into a kind of armored fortress. Amidst heightened security measures by the Secret Service, the tycoon returns to the event he has snubbed for years.
At the dinner, organized in a different hotel than the usual Washington Hilton location and at an unusual time of year, Trump speaks before an audience of journalists, including those ‘fake media’, a constant target of his anger in various ways.
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“The president’s speech will be a mix of unifying yet fierce, serious yet hilarious tones: if you can imagine it,” anticipated spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt in a note, promising “an engaging show” and fueling expectations for “The Dinner” (La Cena), as the event, punctuated by satire, is commonly known in Washington. An opportunity for White House correspondents to reiterate from the stage, once again, the importance of the First Amendment before The Donald.
The entertainer for the evening, as in April, is mentalist Oz Pearlman. However, the administration’s presence was more reduced compared to April: First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were absent due to prior commitments. Among the tables, however, were Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel.
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