CNN Is Considering Skipping White House Correspondents Dinner....

[HipChick]

CNN is considering sitting out of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, according to two people familiar with the matter, as the annual star-studded affair takes on renewed scrutiny from media outlets irked by the White House’s demonization of the press.

CNN is still actively discussing internally whether it will ultimately send staffers to the event, which is scheduled for April 29, according to one of these people.

“We haven’t made a decision on it yet,” a CNN spokesperson said.

Earlier this month, the White House Correspondents’ Association released a statement confirming that the event would still go on. CNN sources said that the company will either way support the WHCA and won’t do anything to hurt the body’s scholarship program, which the dinner supports. High-level employees at the company have circulated ideas of how to support the event without actually attending, like buying tickets but sending them back, according to a CNN source.

Plus, some in the media world are wondering whether Trump will even end up attending the event. The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperlberg/cnn-is-considering-skipping-white-house-correspondents-dinne?utm_term=.fe8kxOQABg#.vdxqMbw8AN

[samnsara]

1. why would anyone want to attend that hate fest?????

we have to take a stand SOMETIME!!!!

[LisaM]

2. Does Trump just want to ruin everything fun?

I always enjoyed seeing the highlights of the dinner.

[2naSalit]

17. Of course he does...

we serfs are not allowed to find any pleasure in life, period.

[Cha]

3. Pick up Sam Bee's instead.. I read she's going to

have hers the same night.

If they do go and trumputin is there he will piss and moan about them

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

4. No Wolf Blitzer loitering on the red carpet?

[Lotusflower70]

5. Haha nice

I will be enjoying Samantha Bee's event instead. Like everything else about Trump, his event will suck. He has no sense of humor.

[Maru Kitteh]

6. Excellent. I hope they do & along with all major media. Let it be

a FuxNews Breitbart party. Let Chachi MC.

[marybourg]

7. Why would they send the tix back?

Buy tix to support the charity and just don't go. Leave the seats empty (until tRump sycophants fill them part-way into the evening).

[gopiscrap]

8. buy all the tickets you can

then rip them up all except one have that person go and then "get sick" that night after the dinner and sue the administration

[50 Shades Of Blue]

9. Hope they don't go. It's a disgusting suck-up smugfest.

[Ilsa]

10. I think they shouldd skip it.

Let the WH traitors show the world who they are.

[sarcasmo]

11. Have some balls CNN.

[Amaryllis]

12. Maybe the failing NYT will bow out too.

[rainbow4321]

13. Don't blame them...they'd have to have food/drink testers

None of the media should show up. Leave drumf alone with Brietbart and Infowars. And no live TV coverage.

Who gets to pick the comedic host..drumf or the organization. They could turn it into a real fun drumf roast if it's the organization.

[GP6971]

14. I'm surprised

it's still on the schedule seeing Trump's thin skin.

[MrPurple]

15. The "fake news" outlets should stay home and let Trump have his Fox/Breitbart/Drudge circle jerk

And don't televise this either, though I bet, as ratings whores, they still will.

[Johnny2X2X]

16. They all should boycott it

This regime will go down in history as horrific, why do photo ops with them?

[HipChick]

18. I hope they NOW consider a boycott..after the WH lockout..

All media should boycott