{"id":2595148,"date":"2026-04-25T20:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-delivers-speech-at-correspondents-dinner\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T20:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:14:47","slug":"watch-live-trump-delivers-speech-at-correspondents-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-delivers-speech-at-correspondents-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers speech at correspondents&#8217; dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fwatch-live-trump-delivers-speech-at-correspondents-dinner%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=2595148&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>President Donald Trump is set to deliver a speech at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >dinner<\/a> at the Washington Hilton on Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern, with Trump and first lady Melania Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald ... Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">expected<\/a> to attend. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-approves-of-power-transfer-between-generals-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Pentagon approves of power transfer between generals in Afghanistan\">event marks<\/a> the first year Trump is attending as president, after he skipped it during his first term.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-intimate-private-dinner-for-top-memecoin-holders-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to host &#039;intimate private ...&#039; for top memecoin holders - Washington Examiner\">dinner announcement<\/a> came earlier in march, and this year\u2019s host is magician Oz Pearlman. Past hosts have included Trevor Noah, Jay Leno, and Stephen Colbert.Comedian Amber Ruffin had been slated to host in 2025 but faced backlash over remarks about not being able to be \u201cequal\u201d to both sides. Other expected guests include rapper Nicki Minaj.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"White House Correspondents' Association Dinner\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HraD2CMHJGI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> will deliver a speech at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-association\/page\/1\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-association\/page\/1\/\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association<\/a> dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>Trump and first lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\">Melania Trump<\/a> are expected to join the event at 8 p.m. Eastern time.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543260\/watch-live-trump-speech-correspondents-dinner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers speech at White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543169\/trump-cancels-witkoff-kushner-trip-pakistan-iran-negotiations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump cancels Witkoff and Kushner\u2019s trip to Pakistan for Iran negotiations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543147\/bessent-not-running-for-office-open-to-fed-chair\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bessent takes running for office \u2018off the table\u2019 but stays open to Fed chairman<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The dinner marks the first year Trump will attend as president. He declined to attend the dinner in his first term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4477883\/trump-to-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\">announced <\/a>that he would be attending back in March. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be my Honor to accept their invitation, and work to make it the GREATEST, HOTTEST, and MOST SPECTACULAR DINNER, OF ANY KIND, EVER!\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The event is typically hosted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebs-rage-in-defeat-after-barrett-confirmation-revolting-disgraceful-unconscionable\/\" title=\"Hollywood Celebs Rage in Defeat After Barrett Confirmation: &#039;Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable&#039;\">comedian<\/a>, though this year\u2019s dinner will see magician Oz Pearlman take the stage. Past dinner hosts include Trevor Noah, Jay Leno, and Stephen Colbert.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4542900\/trumps-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-homecoming\/\"><strong>TRUMP\u2019S WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS\u2019 ASSOCIATION DINNER HOMECOMING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comedian Amber Ruffin was slated to host the dinner in 2025, but <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3392737\/white-house-correspondents-dinner-biden-coverage\/\">came under fire<\/a> for comments she made about not being able to be \u201cequal\u201d to both sides. <\/p>\n<p>Other big names expected to make an appearance on Saturday night include rapper <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4540712\/nicki-minaj-to-attend-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner\/\">Nicki Minaj<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to speak at White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner Saturday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2595149,"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\/2026\/04\/trumpjoins.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32319,46103,5894],"class_list":["post-2595148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-trump","tag-live-news","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/trumpjoins.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595148","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595148"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595152,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595148\/revisions\/2595152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}