{"id":1922645,"date":"2023-05-02T08:25:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T12:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-rips-white-house-correspondents-dinner-dc-elites-all-part-of-the-same-blob\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T08:27:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T12:27:41","slug":"ben-shapiro-rips-white-house-correspondents-dinner-dc-elites-all-part-of-the-same-blob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-rips-white-house-correspondents-dinner-dc-elites-all-part-of-the-same-blob\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro Rips White House Correspondents Dinner: DC Elites \u2018All Part Of The Same Blob\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fben-shapiro-rips-white-house-correspondents-dinner-dc-elites-all-part-of-the-same-blob%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1922645&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro Mocks White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, Ben Shapiro, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-times-columnist-faces-blowback-after-posting-claims-about-trumpites-next-door\/\" title=\"LA Times Columnist Faces Blowback After Posting Claims About \u2018Trumpites Next Door\u2019\">editor emeritus<\/a> of Daily Wire, took to Twitter to mock the annual White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner (WHCD). Shapiro believes that the event is a prime example of why Americans feel alienated by the Washington DC elite class. He argues that the cozy relationship between big media and politicians is a problem, and the WHCD only highlights this issue.<\/p>\n<h3>The Blob Culture on Display<\/h3>\n<p>Shapiro took aim at some of the more blatant examples of what he dubbed the \u201cblob\u201d culture on display at the event. He pointed out how journalists from major networks such as CBS and Fox News were partying alongside numerous Republicans and Democratic leaders, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The event also featured stars from sports, Hollywood, fashion, and elsewhere, such as actress Chrissy Teigen and WNBA star and former Russian prisoner Brittany Griner.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro also criticized some of the more questionable moments of the event, such as Joe Biden openly joking about the fact that he takes no questions. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-rips-white-house-correspondents-dinner-dc-elites-all-part-of-the-same-blob\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro Rips White House Correspondents Dinner: DC Elites \u2018All Part Of The Same Blob\u2019\">press laughed uproariously<\/a> as they gave an award to a \u201cjournalist\u201d who writes sop pieces about him. Shapiro also pointed out how Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was hanging out with Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison.<\/p>\n<h3>The WHCA Award<\/h3>\n<p>The journalist Shapiro referenced was Matt Viser of The Washington Post. The White House Correspondents Association (WHCA), which hosts the WHCD, awarded Viser the Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage for his coverage of Biden, specifically Viser\u2019s coverage of Biden\u2019s faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe judges said Matt Viser stood out among his competitors for work that went beyond the humdrum of covering the managed events of the presidency and the White House. Viser captured the spirit of Joe Biden, particularly with stories about the president\u2019s brother and how his Catholic faith influenced his strategic vision of the office,\u201d said Karen Travers, the White House correspondent for ABC News who announced the award.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s devotion to his Catholic faith often comes into question when he touts his support for policies such as abortion, gay marriage, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">sex-change surgeries<\/a> for minors. The contradictions between Biden\u2019s politics and the tenets of his professed religion have been minimized in Viser\u2019s stories.<\/p>\n<h3>Criticism Online<\/h3>\n<p>The WHCA award was the target of some mockery and criticism online. Hudson Institute senior fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs said, \u201cHis faith you say? Just reflect on how the press treated VP Pence when it was revealed his wife was a teacher at a Christian school. It was like every newsroom discovered orthodox Christian views and lost their minds. But the faith of the president \u2018overseeing\u2019 the most anti-orthodox Christian secular admin in the nation\u2019s history? charming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York Post columnist Miranda Devine added: \u201cWashington Post, speaking truth to power,\u201d with a laughing emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Viser also reported on the president\u2019s relationship with his brother, James, and some of James\u2019 business deals and work with the president\u2019s son, Hunter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>whom seem to be in bed with each other. Ben Shapiro, the editor emeritus of Daily Wire, didn&#8217;t hold back in his criticism of the event, which he believes exposes the dangerous relationship between politicians and the media. It&#8217;s no wonder why Americans are skeptical of the cozy ties between these two groups. The WHCD is a perfect example of the elitist culture that dominates Washington DC, and it&#8217;s time for a change. Shapiro&#8217;s words are a wake-up call for all of us who value transparency and honesty in our government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":1922646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[7589,7670,21475,19101,9159,5588,3653,4015,5013,3765],"class_list":["post-1922645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-all","tag-ben","tag-blob","tag-correspondents","tag-dinner","tag-elites","tag-house","tag-rips","tag-shapiro","tag-white"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1922645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1922646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1922645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1922645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1922645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}