![]() ![]() Trump has made attacking mainstream news organizations a staple of his public remarks. Trump's announcement comes at a moment of high tension between the White House and many news organizations. That echoes Nixon, who told the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, " The press is your enemy." Trump called the press the "enemy of the American people," in a tweet recently. Nixon warned the press he would do so and followed through. Richard Nixon also skipped it twice - in 19. The last president to outright skip the event was Jimmy Carter, who did so twice - in 19. "I have so many questions to ask you all." "Well, I'm looking forward to the next news conference," he said. He signed off with a light ribbing of the news media. "If I could give you just one little bit of advice," Reagan said from Camp David, the presidential retreat, "when somebody tells you to get in a car quick, do it." Reagan did phone into the event and even joked about the shooting. But he had a pretty good reason - he was recovering from being shot in an assassination attempt. The last president to not attend the dinner was Ronald Reagan in 1981. What began in 1921 as a simple awards dinner evolved into a highly glamorized affair that attracts Hollywood stars. The president is a major a draw to help in those efforts. The annual dinner, sometimes referred to - affectionately and derisively - in Washington as "Nerd Prom," honors journalism with awards and scholarships. "You know, one of the things we say in the South, if a Girl Scout egged your house, would you buy cookies from her? I think that this is a pretty similar scenario." "I think it's kind of naive of us to think that we can all walk into a room for a couple of hours and pretend that some of that tension isn't there," she added. Sanders also addressed the major tensions between the president and the press. On Sunday, White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told ABC's This Week, "This wasn't a president that was elected to spend his time with reporters and celebrities." Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!" Trump tweeted. ![]() "I will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!- Donald J. I will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year. ![]()
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