Trump not to attend White House Correspondents dinner

April 06, 2018 20:06

US President Donald Trump, who often accuses the media of spreading fake news, will skip the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, second year in a row.

White House Correspondents' Association president Margaret Talev confirmed that the president does not plan to participate in the dinner on April 28.

This is for the second consecutive year that Trump has declined to attend the annual mega event of the journalists who cover the White House.

Held every year, mostly on the last Saturday of April, the White House Correspondents Dinner is considered as a signature event in the nation's capital and has been addressed by the presidents in the past.

However, unlike last year, senior administration officials, including White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, would be attending the dinner.

"The White House has informed us that the president does not plan to participate in this year's dinner but that he will actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend and join us as we celebrate the First Amendment," Talev said.

-- PTI

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