Vice President Pence, shown here at a dinner last year, spoke at the Gridiron Club on Saturday night. Russian President Vladimir Putin also “couldn’t be here,” she continued, nodding to Trump’s tweet Saturday morning claiming that the Obama administration had wiretapped Trump Tower. Jeff Sessions recommended it. In addition to the no-show from the president, Attorney General Jeff Sessions (another expected guest) skipped out in favor of dinner with the boss down at Mar-a-Lago. Attorney General Sessions *had* been confirmed for the Gridiron tonight in DC.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2017 05:15 UTC