‘Who the hell wrote that?’: Trump bombs at correspondents dinner with unfunny, tasteless speech
We refuse to let an act of violence have the final word.”Trump was seated at a long table on stage, facing the room and nursing a glass of Diet Coke. And yet on Friday night, he clapped as the reporting team accepted their awards, and then shook their hands. At times, he threw his hands in the air – “What can you do?” – and grinned.Guests arrive for the black-tie dinner, which was a do-over after the previous event was disrupted by a gunman.Bloomberg“This has not been an easy evening, all these awards,” Trump said to laughter as he finally took to the stage.
- ▪We refuse to let an act of violence have the final word.”Trump was seated at a long table on stage, facing the room and nursing a glass of Diet Coke.
- ▪And yet on Friday night, he clapped as the reporting team accepted their awards, and then shook their hands.
- ▪At times, he threw his hands in the air – “What can you do?” – and grinned.Guests arrive for the black-tie dinner, which was a do-over after the previous event was disrupted by a gunman.Bloomberg“This has not been an easy evening, all these
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| Publication time | Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:13:39 +1000 |
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