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FIRST ON FOX: The GOP is blasting President Biden’s run complete an "out-of-touch" memo informing that erstwhile President Trump’s re-election could mean nan extremity of 1 of Washington’s astir glamorous traditions.
The White House Correspondents' Dinner and nan days starring up to it are an yearly societal event, often invitation-only, wherever D.C.’s elite successful media, publicity and authorities stitchery for a ceremony of nan press.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) warned Thursday evening that Trump returning to nan White House could put a extremity to nan festivities.
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The Republican Party is slamming Democrats for attacking erstwhile President Trump for not attending nan White House Correspondents' Dinner, which is coming Saturday. President Biden is attending. (Getty Images)
The Republican National Committee (RNC) connected Friday told Fox News Digital successful response, "The truth that Joe Biden is pandering to journalists by threatening their yearly ego-stroking elites fest is pathetic and retired of touch, but it goes to show that Democrats can't triumph connected nan issues."
"Biden tin walk 2024 vacationing successful Delaware and rubbing elbows pinch East Coast elites all he wants, but President Trump and Republicans will proceed to talk astir nan issues that matter and coming solutions to Biden's failures connected everything from nan system to nan border," RNC spokesperson Anna Kelly said.
Trump ne'er attended nan arena arsenic president. He held a rally pinch supporters successful 2019 alternatively and moreover prohibited his management officials from attending, according to Reuters. It was canceled successful 2020 during nan COVID-19 pandemic.
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Biden attended past year's dinner, which was hosted by comedian Roy Wood Jr. (Getty Images)
Democrats’ Thursday evening connection criticized Trump for shunning the dinner, arguing it was different measurement Trump was showing contempt for journalists and nan First Amendment.
"We dream everyone has a bully clip this weekend, because if Donald Trump wins successful November, this Saturday could besides beryllium known arsenic nan past White House Correspondents’ Dinner. To authorities nan obvious: Trump is simply a thin-skinned narcissist who – contempt spending seemingly each waking infinitesimal glued to his spot consuming cablegram news – is perpetually attacking nan free property and incapable to grip a small good-natured ribbing," DNC accelerated consequence head Alex Floyd said.
"He skipped nan White House Correspondents’ Dinner each azygous twelvemonth he was successful agency because of his deep-seated insecurities and pathetic desperation to beryllium liked by nan aforesaid group he rails against, and that was earlier he outright banned members of his management from attending astatine all.
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Trump held a rally during nan meal successful 2019 (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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"Fun and jokes speech this weekend, Saturday is besides a reminder of what’s astatine liking pinch an angry, vengeful Trump connected nan ballot. He whitethorn beryllium a punchline, but he is besides a sad, vindictive wannabe authoritarian who shows nary respect for nan First Amendment – aliases nan Fourth Estate."
The Trump campaign did not respond to a petition for comment.
The DNC declined to supply further comment.
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