The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is getting a second try in Washington, DC, after the annual event was derailed in April by a gunman. The renewed gathering is drawing fresh attention because Donald Trump is set to attend.
The dinner is a regular fixture tied to the White House press corps, but it is also perennially controversial. Its mix of politics, media and public spectacle often makes it a subject of debate, and that scrutiny is even sharper this time because of the violence that interrupted the earlier proceedings.
According to the report, the dinner had originally been held in April before unprecedented violence upended the event. The decision to stage it again shows the importance organizers place on the occasion, while also putting the focus on how the evening will unfold after such a serious disruption.
With Trump expected to be there, the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner is likely to be watched closely in Washington and beyond. The return of the event brings together the long-running arguments around the dinner itself with the added weight of a year already marked by controversy and security concerns.
