Trump’s WHCA Dinner Tests Free Press Amid Security Scare
TL;DR
At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump attended and spoke as Secret Service evacuated attendees after a security scare; the episode highlighted years of friction between Trump and the press and raised questions about press independence, which the piece traces from WHCA’s origins to recent changes in access policies, arguing that a free press is essential to check government power.
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