{"id":2417508,"date":"2025-03-29T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-correspondents-association-cancels-comedians-performance-after-white-house-criticism-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T15:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:58:50","slug":"white-house-correspondents-association-cancels-comedians-performance-after-white-house-criticism-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-correspondents-association-cancels-comedians-performance-after-white-house-criticism-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Correspondents\u2019 association cancels comedian\u2019s performance after White House criticism &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fwhite-house-correspondents-association-cancels-comedians-performance-after-white-house-criticism-washington-examiner%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=2417508&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--><p>The White House correspondents&#8217; Association (WHCA) has canceled comedian Amber Ruffin&#8217;s performance at its annual dinner following criticism from the White House regarding her past anti-Trump comments. The WHCA&#8217;s president, Eugene Daniels, stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/city-councilwoman-former-california-assemblywoman-dies-at-49\/\" title=\"City Councilwoman and former California Assemblywoman passes away at 49.\">board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bank-of-england-joins-the-fed-in-warning-of-more-pronounced-inflation\/\" title=\"Bank Of England Joins The Fed In Warning Of \u2018More Pronounced\u2019 Inflation\">unanimously decided<\/a><\/a> not to feature a comedic act this year in order to focus on honoring its members rather then engaging in divisive politics. White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich criticized the decision to select Ruffin as the headliner,labeling her a &#8220;second<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-trump-is-bulldozing-washington-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... Report Card: ... is bulldozing Washington - Washington Examiner\">-rate comedian<\/a>&#8221; and questioning the suitability of hosting an event with someone who has made such strong accusations against the governance. This marks only the second time since 2000 that the dinner will not have a comedian. It remains unclear who will replace Ruffin as the host for the event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House Correspondents&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">association cancels comedian&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s performance after White House criticism<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2077475\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3332638\/no-one-elected-white-house-correspondents-association\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association<\/a> has canceled comedian Amber Ruffin&rsquo;s headlining performance at its annual dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The decision follows criticism from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3338805\/trump-restores-first-amendment-to-press-pool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> over Ruffin&rsquo;s past anti-Trump statements. Prominent comedians, including Jay Leno, Conan O&rsquo;Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert, have traditionally performed at the dinner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363277\/duffy-no-beef-with-musk-doge-despite-bumpy-start\/\">Duffy says no &#8216;beef&#8217; with Musk and DOGE despite &#8216;bumpy&#8217; start<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363221\/wisconsin-attorney-general-sues-elon-musk-million-payments-voters\/\">Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk over $1 million payments to voters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3362950\/law-firm-skadden-100-million-deal-trump-executive-order\/\">Major law firm Skadden strikes $100 million deal to avoid Trump executive order<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3329833\/trump-takeover-whca-press-rotation-white-house-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHCA board<\/a> has unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year,&rdquo; WHCA president Eugene Daniels wrote in an email Saturday afternoon to members, adding that the event&rsquo;s &ldquo;focus is not on the politics of division&rdquo; but rather on honoring the work of members.<\/p>\n<p>White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Taylor47\/status\/1905790231929934001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">slammed the association<\/a> for its choice of Ruffin on Friday, which it announced in early February.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This year&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/whca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@whca<\/a> dinner will be hosted by a 2nd rate comedian who is previewing the event by calling this administration &lsquo;murderers&rsquo; who want to &lsquo;feel like human beings, but they shouldn&rsquo;t get to feel that way, because you&rsquo;re not&rsquo; What kind of responsible, sensible journalist would attend something like this?&rdquo; he said in a post on X. &ldquo;More importantly, what kind of company would sponsor such as hate-filled and violence-inspiring event?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Budowich highlighted a <em>Daily Beast<\/em> podcast episode featuring Ruffin, in which she offered blunt criticism of the administration. Host Samantha Bee, a comedian herself, asked Ruffin what she knew about who from the administration would be attending. Ruffin said she didn&rsquo;t know, but that she may find out later on. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not 100% interested in &lsquo;ha, here you look at your stupid head, you&rsquo;re burned.&rsquo; I care that like you&rsquo;re kinda a bunch of murderers,&rdquo; Ruffin said. She recounted that she was told to be &ldquo;equal&rdquo; to both sides, but said &ldquo;there was no way&rdquo; she was going to do that.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Karoline-Leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> has said she will not attend the event. President Donald Trump is not expected to attend because he never did during his first term and has had an adversarial relationship with the WHCA.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said she will not attend the event. President Donald Trump is not expected to attend, as he did not during his first term and has had an adversarial relationship with the WHCA. Ruffin previously said <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/us\/will-donald-trump-attend-this-high-profile-dinner-heres-why-host-says-no-one-wants-that\/articleshow\/117988701.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">she did not want<\/a> to see Trump at the dinner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A key aspect of the strained relationship between the White House and the WHCA is the administration&rsquo;s control over the process of selecting who will cover the president. It has also clashed with the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Associated-Press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Associated Press<\/a><\/em>  over its refusal to recognize the Gulf of America.<\/p>\n<p>With no comedian headliner, it is unclear who will host in Ruffin&rsquo;s place. This will be only the second time since 2000, in a non-pandemic year, that the dinner will not have a comedian.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2077475\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2077475\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House Correspondents&#8217; Association has canceled Amber Ruffin&#8217;s performance after criticism from the White House regarding her anti-Trump remarks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2417509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WHCA-dinner.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7958,52472,32127],"class_list":["post-2417508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-comedy","tag-correspondents-association","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WHCA-dinner.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417508","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417508"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417512,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417508\/revisions\/2417512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}