Liberals furious at White House Correspondents' Association for dropping comedian from dinner after anti-Trump comments



A left-wing comedian has been fired from hosting the White House Correspondents' Dinner after she made extreme comments against the Trump administration on a podcast.

Amber Ruffin was fired from the gig on Saturday after the president of the White House Correspondents' Association said that the organization was "re-visioning" its annual dinner to make it less divisive. The statement did not mention her comments.

'It makes them feel like human beings, but they shouldn't get to feel that way because they're not.'

Ruffin was asked how she was planning to ridicule both side of the aisle at the dinner when she proclaimed that she would be unable to do so because Republicans are so terrible.

"They're kind of a bunch of murderers," she said while a guest on the "Daily Beast Podcast."

Ruffin went on to say that the WHCA had asked her to give equal time to both sides.

"There's no way I'm going to be frickin' doin' that, dude, under no circumstance!" she said.

She went on to say that mocking both sides would make the Trump administration feel like human beings.

"They want the false equivalency that the media does," she continued. "It feels great. It makes them feel like human beings, but they shouldn't get to feel that way because they're not."

WHCA President Eugene Daniels said in a letter that the board unanimously decided not to have a comedic performance for the dinner, planned for April 26.

“At this consequential moment for journalism," he added, "I want to ensure the focus is not on the politics of division but entirely on awarding our colleagues for their outstanding work and providing scholarship and mentorship to the next generation of journalists.”

Many on the left were outraged at the decision and accused Daniels of acting in opposition of free speech.

"If you’re a journalist or lawmaker still planning to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner after WHCA cancelled Amber Ruffin to placate a petty tyrant, you need to dig deep and ask yourself why you’re going because it sure as hell isn’t to celebrate the First Amendment," responded transgender activist Charlotte Clymer.

"These people are f**king cowards," replied writer Michael Harriot.

"Let’s see if I got this right. This year the White House Correspondence Association will give special honor to 'journalistic excellence and a robust and independent media'. So they cancelled Amber Ruffin’s performance cuz the WH doesn’t like her," said left-wing actress Ellen Barkin.

"Amber Ruffin is awesome and Eugene Daniels is a feckless coward and a sellout," said reporter Rodrigo Azurmendi. "Your decorum and empty values won't save you from Trump either. The WHCA is a joke."

Ruffin has been a writer for Seth Myers on NBC and previously hosted her own show on Peacock.

The Daily Beast said it reached out to both Ruffin and the WHCA for comment on the issue.

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Leftist MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace actually suggests Trump may take her off the air if he wins back presidency



Left-wing MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace suggested that if former President Donald Trump wins back the presidency in November, he may take her off the air.

Say what?

Wallace began her mini-monologue Monday by calling attention to the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which took place over the weekend. Wallace called the annual event "one of the signs of a healthy, functioning democracy" where "a president doing everything right" — that is to say, Joe Biden, according to her — "celebrates and honors a free press."

But she added that this year there was a "darker undercurrent" at the dinner — i.e., the very real possibility that Trump could win back the White House.

With that, Wallace declared, "At this exact time next year, depending on what happens in November, seven months from now, we can’t say for certain that there would even be a White House Correspondents’ Dinner, or even a free press, or even a White House Press Corps. Right? Don't have to have one. Could be another norm Trump blows up."

Wallace curiously lavished praise on Colin Jost of "Saturday Night Live" — who was tapped to tell jokes at the dinner — calling him an "ever-hilarious superstar." (Wallace may want to check out the New York Times' assessment of Jost's performance, which says his attempts at humor "fell flat.")

She also noted Biden's toast "to a free press" at the conclusion of the event "landed very differently this year, because depending what happens in November, seven months from right now, this time next year I might not be sitting here. There might not be a White House Correspondents’ Dinner or a free press."

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At the dinner, Biden stated that "the defeated former president has made no secret of his attack on our democracy. He said he wants to be a dictator on Day One, and so much more. He tells supporters he is their revenge and retribution. When in God’s name have you ever heard of another president say something like that? And he promised a bloodbath when he loses again. We have to take this seriously. Eight years ago it was written off as ‘just Trump talk.’ But, no longer. Not after January 6th."

Mediaite noted that Biden also told the journalists in the room that "I’m sincerely not asking you to take sides. I’m asking you to rise up to the seriousness of the moment.”

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CNN analyst hits media with reality check after reporters fawn at Biden's WHCD jokes — and host's reaction says it all



CNN analyst Scott Jennings criticized the media for fawning over President Joe Biden's jokes at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday.

The room — full of journalists, media executives, and other celebrities — repeatedly broke into laughter when Biden joked about Fox News, Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, Don Lemon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Rupert Murdoch, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and, of course, himself.

But Jennings highlighted one joke that should not have elicited laughter from the media. That joke was:

In a lot of ways, this dinner sums up my first two years in office. I'll talk for 10 minutes, take zero questions, and cheerfully walk away.

"For the journalists in the room: He wasn't laughing with you, he was laughing at you," Jennings explained.

"I mean, the reality is, I think he's mocking the press. The guy does not take questions and he's up there joking about it," he explained. "And they're clapping and they're laughing about it. And, I don't know, I just I think he owes — I'm pro-reporter, and I think that the president of the United States ought to have to talk to these reporters and not mock them."

It's true. Biden is notoriously unavailable to journalists.

According to data compiled by the American Presidency Project at UC-Santa Barbra, Biden has participated in just 23 news conferences since becoming president, and over half of those — 12 — were joint press conferences. He has given only 11 solo press conferences, including zero in 2023.

To be fair, Biden has had over 300 exchanges with reporters, which are by nature informal and more frequent. Examples include when reporters ask Biden questions as he departs or arrives to the White House or when Biden chooses to answer questions that are shouted at him.

Anything else?

The reaction of host John Berman proved the point that Jennings made: The media have a cozy relationship with Biden that is uncritical.

"How did it compare to the speeches that Donald Trump gave at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?" Berman responded. "He didn't give them. He didn't show."

Trump never showed up for the White House Correspondents' Dinner as president, likely due to his hostile relationship with the media. Trump had attended the dinner when he was not president and infamously became the target of Barack Obama's jokes in 2011.

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Journalists test positive for COVID after attending WHCD; attendees were required to prove vaccination, negative test



Comedian Trevor Noah joked the White House Correspondents' Dinner, held April 30, was the nation's "most distinguished super-spreader event."

Now we know that Noah's quip was more reality than joke.

What are the details?

Numerous journalists who attended the event — including staffers from NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, Politico, and others — have tested positive for COVID-19 since the dinner, according to CNN.

One of those fallen ill is ABC News' Jonathan Karl, who directly interacted with President Joe Biden, Politico reported.

More than 2,500 journalists, politicians, and Hollywood celebrities crammed into what the Washington Post called the "poorly ventilated basement of the Washington Hilton." Attendees were not required to wear face masks. Instead, each person was required to provide a negative COVID test on the day of the dinner. Organizers also required that every attendee be vaccinated against COVID.

White House Correspondents Association President Steven Portnoy told CNN:

We worked hard to publicize our protocols and encouraged those eligible to get booster shots in the weeks leading up to the dinner. Our event implemented protocols that went beyond any guidance or regulation issued by the CDC or the DC health department. We wish anyone who may not be feeling well a speedy recovery.

The exact number of attendees who have tested positive for COVID is not known.

Dr. Anthony Fauci had been scheduled to attend the event, but withdrew last week over apparent COVID fears. However, Fauci attended a pre-dinner brunch event.

Anything else?

Just weeks before the WHCD, Washington battled another COVID outbreak after an event at the Gridiron Club. Multiple lawmakers and members of Biden's Cabinet, including Attorney General Merrick Garland, contracted COVID after attending the event.

Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams later condemned the outbreak as a "public health disaster."

"A mass gathering occurring during a global pandemic — attended by government leaders, members of the media who’ve regularly reported on the pandemic, and even the Centers of Disease Control Prevention director and the chief medical adviser to the president — resulted in the infection of 70 attendees and counting," Adams wrote in an essay.

But as CNN noted, it will be difficult to pin down the source of the WHCD outbreak because the main event is "bookended by dozens of parties held by news orgs and talent agencies."

Still, questions loom considering every attendee was tested and vaccinated.

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Speaking of people who are incredibly ineffective, Trevor Noah made an appearance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner which took place over the weekend, and it was the first time Steven Crowder ever saw him be funny — even accidentally.

They kicked off the dinner by playing a video montage that recapped moments from previous White House Correspondents' years of comedians roasting the president.

In this episode of "Louder with Crowder," Crowder gives Trevor Noah credit and says he did a better job than past comedians like Stephen Colbert or Michelle Wolf.

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