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Topic: White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump attend the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Hilton Midtown in New York, October 17, 2024. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

No time for "nerd prom." Ditch the WHCD

Brian Karem
(l-r) Amber Ruffin and Seth Meyers during the sketch "Both Sides" on Monday, March 31, 2025 (Lloyd Bishop/NBC)

The WHCA sure did teach Amber Ruffin

Melanie McFarland
President Joe Biden greets comedian Colin Jost during the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner at the Washington Hilton, in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2024. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden stole WH correspondents’ dinner

Nandika Chatterjee
(L-R) Rachel Adler, Joe Machota, Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost, and Bryan Lourd attend the CAA Kickoff Party for The White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend at La Grande Boucherie on April 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for CAA)

What to expect at correspondents’ dinner

Griffin Eckstein
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Roy Wood Jr. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Roy Wood Jr.: I need to host late night

D. Watkins
US President Joe Biden smiles during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, April 29, 2023. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

WH correspondents’ dinner highlights

Kelly McClure
US President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with South African comedian Trevor Noah during the White House Correspondents Association gala at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2022. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden, Noah roast Fox News at WHCD

Jon Skolnik
Donald Trump and Barack Obama (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Obama and Trump: Who laughed last?

Matthew Rozsa
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Samantha Bee (AP/Evan Agostini)

Sam Bee knows Trump can't take a joke

Sophia A. McClennen
Michelle Wolf; Donald Trump (AP/ABC News)

Wolf denounces "cowards" at WHCA

Matthew Rozsa
Kathy Griffin; Michelle Wolf; Miley Cyrus (Getty/Alberto E. Rodriguez/Tasos Katopodis/Christopher Polk)

Reject the ritual of the forced apology

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Michelle Wolf attends the Celebration After the White House Correspondents' Dinner. (Getty/Tasos Katopodis)

Michelle Wolf's comedy error

Chauncey DeVega
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Kathy Griffin (Getty/Alberto E. Rodriguez)

Kathy Griffin isn't sorry

Rachel Leah
Michelle Wolf (Getty/Tasos Katopodis)

Michelle Wolf is in a proud tradition

Matthew Rozsa
Michelle Wolf; Donald Trump (AP/ABC News)

Trump, Michelle Wolf and that dinner

Heather Digby Parton
Aziz Ansari; Hasan Minhaj (NBC/Will Heath/AP/Cliff Owen)

Trump can’t ban Muslim comics

Sophia A. McClennen
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Charlie May
Samantha Bee (AP/Evan Agostini/Salon)

Bee's Full Frontal Attack

Melanie McFarland
Sean Spicer (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

100 days of Sean Spicer

Sophia A. McClennen
Hasan Minhaj (AP/Dan Hallman)

The elephant not in the room

Max Cea
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(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Salon Staff
Samantha Bee (Comedy Central)

where are the boundaries?

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Garth Brooks, Andrea Bocelli (AP/Evan Agostini)

Jilted by Garth Brooks

Gary Legum
Barack Obama on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)

Obama, the funniest president

Gary Legum
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