Trump Attends White House Correspondents Dinner For First Time As President Sparking Boycotts And Backlash

Donald Trump made history Saturday night by attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as a sitting president, and the reaction has been exactly as chaotic as you would expect.

Boycotts and Backlash Before He Even Arrived

Multiple journalists and media organizations boycotted the event in protest of Trump's attendance. The president has spent years attacking the press, referring to a female Bloomberg News reporter as "piggy" and calling news coverage of the war in Iran "almost treasonous."

Critics flooded social media with one question: "You're having dinner with him?" The backlash was swift and brutal, with many arguing that the press should not be normalizing a president who has actively worked to undermine journalism.

A Very Pregnant Caroline Leavitt on the Red Carpet

The red carpet was a scene of its own. Trump officials mixed with celebrities and reporters, with a very pregnant White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt drawing attention. First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance also attended.

This comes just hours after Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Trump of "hating women he can't control" following his "low IQ" attack on Candace Owens, adding even more drama to an already explosive political weekend.

The dinner is supposed to celebrate journalism and the First Amendment, but this year it felt more like a political lightning rod. What do you think about Trump attending?