"The enthusiasm, knowledge and love in that room was unreal," President Trump said of the room in Michigan while concluding that Michelle Wolf, the comedian who headlined the White House Correspondents' Dinner, had "bombed." The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is DEAD as we know it. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 30, 2018One can make an argument that Michelle Wolf went too far, calling White House press secretary Sarah Sanders — who was in attendance — "an Uncle Tom but for white women who disappoint other white women." But in the Trump era, when the president calls former FBI director James Comey an "untruthful slimeball," would a tame White House Correspondents' Dinner seem wildly out of touch? The problem is that nobody can clearly define what the White House Correspondents' Association dinner is for.

Source: Forbes April 30, 2018 17:37 UTC