On Saturday, April 25, the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) will be holding their annual dinner to honor members and raise money for journalism scholarships. It’s an event that mixes politics, news, and entertainment. The audience is mostly reporters who cover the White House and Donald Trump, along with their sometimes odd guests.

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Each year a there is a guest MC who, in the past, has been a professional comedian. Last year the comedian, Amber Ruffin, was axed after Trump threw a tantrum. This year, it will be hypnotist, Oz Pearlman. Read into that what you will. This will also be the first year that Trump has attended the event as president. In his five previous opportunities he was too afraid of facing the humor that is commonly part of the festivities.

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With Trump’s attendance at the dinner he is expected to give a speech. It will be interesting to hear his predictably hostile remarks before the audience of journalists that he frequently refers to as “the enemy of the people.” He is also likely going to be subjected to some good natured criticism in remarks by some of the other speakers. But he is notoriously incapable of tolerating any criticism of any kind. So expect to see video of him scowling much of the time. Which will be especially true when the WHCA is handing its annual awards for excellence.

The WHCA has announced the winners of these awards. and they are not going to make Trump very happy. According to the WHCA press release…

“Groundbreaking reporting about the first year of President Trump’s second term dominated the winners of this year’s journalism awards from the White House Correspondents’ Association.

“The reporting being honored included such subjects as the exercise of power in the White House, loyalty of civil servants to a new administration, a dramatic meeting in the Oval Office with the president of Ukraine, and the late Jeffrey Epstein.

“This year’s awards honor work done in 2025, by journalists at the Associated Press, CNN, Getty Images and The Wall Street Journal.”

UH-OH. The Association better make sure there are no condiment bottles, or anything else throwable, on the table where Trump is seated. Some of the award recipients are…

THE ALDO BECKMAN AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN WHITE HOUSE COVERAGE: Josh Dawsey, The Wall Street Journal:
‘Special government employees,’ including many who drive policy, aren’t required to publicly disclose potential conflicts or give up outside work or investments.”
[Note: A federal court recently threw out a defamation lawsuit by Trump against the The Wall Street Journal]

PRINT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESIDENTIAL NEWS COVERAGE UNDER DEADLINE PRESSURE: Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press:
“Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for in the 2024 election.”
[Note: Trump also lost a case wherein he tried to ban the AP from White House events]

BROADCAST AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESIDENTIAL NEWS COVERAGE UNDER DEADLINE PRESSURE: Kaitlan Collins, CNN:
“What just happened in the Oval Office is nothing short of remarkable.It began with questions about a cease fire in Ukraine and security guarantees, and what the United States would be willing to do. And it ended with an outright shouting match between President Zelensky, President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. It was incredibly heated, and by the end of it, President Trump was absolutely fuming.”
[Note: Trump recently threatened CNN over a story he falsely claims was fake news]

THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESIDENTIAL NEWS COVERAGE BY VISUAL JOURNALISTS: Andrew Harnik, Getty Images
The winning photo featured Trump standing emotionless when a guest at an Oval Office even collapses.

U.S. President Trump stands by as attendees help a guest after he collapsed during an event on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.

— Benjamin Alvarez (@benjalvarez1.bsky.social) 2025-11-06T19:04:52.226Z

THE KATHARINE GRAHAM AWARD FOR COURAGE AND ACCOUNTABILITY: The Wall Street Journal:
“Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th. Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’”

It is customary for the president to present some these awards. But it is difficult to imagine Trump doing so considering the recipients and the subject matter of their winning stories. At least not without Trump making some idiotic and infantile insults in the process. Which is all we can expect from him.

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