THE ESSEX FILES: The WHCA Dinner Should Celebrate the First Amendment, Not Political Theater
THE ESSEX FILES: The WHCA Dinner Should Celebrate the First Amendment, Not Political Theater By Brad Essex | 6:00 AM on July 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana A group of journalists and press freedom organizations has urged the White House Correspondents' Association to use its rescheduled dinner this week to confront President Donald Trump directly over what they call attacks on the media. The event, moved after an April incident involving a gunman, is now set for Friday at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington.
- ▪THE ESSEX FILES: The WHCA Dinner Should Celebrate the First Amendment, Not Political Theater By Brad Essex | 6:00 AM on July 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedStat
- ▪AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana A group of journalists and press freedom organizations has urged the White House Correspondents' Association to use its rescheduled dinner this week to confront President Donald Trump directly over what they call a
- ▪The event, moved after an April incident involving a gunman, is now set for Friday at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington.
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THE ESSEX FILES: The WHCA Dinner Should Celebrate the First Amendment, Not Political Theater By Brad Essex | 6:00 AM on July 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana A group of journalists and press freedom organizations has urged the White House Correspondents' Association to use its rescheduled dinner this week to confront President Donald Trump directly over what they call attacks on the media. The event, moved after an April incident involving a gunman, is now set for Friday at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington. Trump plans to attend.
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