What happened after this celebratory announcement?
this was a follow-though 21 hours ago
Follow-Up from USA TODAY
White House Correspondents' Dinner cancels plans to feature comedian Amber Ruffin
Jay Stahl USA TODAY
The White House Correspondents' Association is walking back plans to feature comedian Amber Ruffin at its 2025 dinner after criticism from the Trump administration.
White House Correspondents' Association president Eugene Daniels announced the change Saturday in a note to press colleagues first shared by CNN's Brian Stelter.
No comedian will be featured this year, Daniels said.
"As
the date nears, I will share more details of the plans in place to
honor journalistic excellence and a robust, independent media covering
the most powerful office in the world. As a first step, I wanted to
share that the WHCA board has unanimously decided we are no longer
featuring a comedic performance this year," Daniels wrote.
This year’s WHCA dinner is set to take place at The Washington Hilton on April 26 in Washington, D.C.
Daniels, who left Politico last month to join cable news network MSNBC, is the current president of the WHCA.
"At
this consequential moment for journalism, I want to ensure the focus is
not on the politics of division but entirely on awarding our colleagues
for their outstanding work and providing scholarship and mentorship to
the next generation of journalists," he continued.
- The news broke a day after Trump White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich on X slammed the WHCA's decision to invite Ruffin to host, which was first announced in February.
"This year’s @whca
dinner will be hosted by a 2nd rate comedian who is previewing the
event by calling this administration 'murderers' who want to 'feel like
human beings, but they shouldn’t get to feel that way, because you’re
not'" Budowich wrote on X.
"What
kind of responsible, sensible journalist would attend something like
this? More importantly, what kind of company would sponsor such as
hate-filled and violence-inspiring event?" he added.
. . .After the news broke, Budowich continued criticizing the WHCA, calling their statement a "cop out."
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