US actor Tom Hanks gave White House journalists a new espresso machine Thursday, calling their caffeine-addled plight to cover the news a fight for "truth, justice, and the American way." Hanks has previously brought the White House press corps espresso machines -- once under George W. Bush when the actor learned the journalists had no such apparatus and again in 2010 under Barack Obama when he learned the first had worn out. But this time, he left the press corps with a special note of encouragement including an illustration at the top of American troops soldiering on. "To the White House Press Corps," the note said. Trump announced Saturday he will skip this year's annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner, a longstanding tradition that began in 1921 in which journalists invite the US president for a light-hearted roast.

Source: Egypt Independent March 03, 2017 12:30 UTC