{"id":2634965,"date":"2026-07-24T19:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-returns-to-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-with-fun-night-on-tap\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:42:16","slug":"trump-returns-to-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-with-fun-night-on-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-returns-to-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-with-fun-night-on-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump returns to White House Correspondents&#8217; Association dinner with &#8216;fun night&#8217; on tap"},"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\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-returns-to-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-with-fun-night-on-tap%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=2634965&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 article discusses the upcoming White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner, highlighting notable absences such as first Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while noting that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller will attend. Miller expressed excitement for President Donald Trump\u2019s speech, which is anticipated to be unifying yet vigorous. Trump was observed preparing for his address, and the event is scheduled with enhanced security measures, including private security firms to ensure safety following a past incident involving an alleged gunman. The dinner&#8217;s size has been reduced, and new security protocols require guests to register, present IDs, and undergo multiple security checks. Miller applauded law enforcement and Secret Service efforts for ensuring safety. Trump\u2019s appearance coincides with the justice Department withdrawing subpoenas related to reporting on the new Air Force One, which was a gift from Qatar\u2019s royal family.Trump defended his administration\u2019s leak investigations, framing them as efforts against leakers rather than journalists, similar to actions taken during Obama\u2019s presidency. The event is characterized by increased security, smaller crowds, and a focus on safety and order.  <\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not be at the dinner, the likes of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\">White House<\/a> deputy chief of staff for policy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-miller\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-miller\">Stephen Miller<\/a> will be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller told reporters outside the West Wing Friday afternoon that he was \u201cvery excited\u201d and \u201cvery much looking forward to\u201d President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s address. Hours before the event, Trump was seen in \u201cThe Beast\u201d reading through papers in seeming preparation for what the White House has billed as a \u201cunifying yet vicious\u201d speech.<\/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\/4663240\/trump-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-return\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump returns to White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner with \u2018fun 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                                                      <\/div>\n<h3>Trump launches trade investigation into EU after $1 billion fine on Google<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Miller reflected on the circumstances surrounding the second dinner after the first was cut short by alleged gunman Cole Allen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[I\u2019m] very grateful to law enforcement, very grateful to Secret Service, because I know they\u2019ve [put] a lot of work into making sure this is going to be a safe event for everybody, where we can have fun, we can tell some jokes, and yes, believe it or not, we can celebrate all you guys, differences notwithstanding, and have a good, fun night,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To that end, as an added safety precaution, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House-Correspondents-Association\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House-Correspondents-Association\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association<\/a> hired a private security firm to work with the Secret Service on the dinner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat will be different is the size,\u201d former White House Correspondents\u2019 Association President Weijia Jiang, who organized the first dinner, told CSPAN, with the Waldorf Astoria\u2019s ballroom, which Trump helped renovate, having a 700-odd-person capacity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div 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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s appearance coincides with his Justice Department\u2019s decision this week to withdraw subpoenas for information from <em>New York Times<\/em> reporters and their families regarding their reporting into security concerns related to the new Air Force One that was gifted to Trump by Qatar\u2019s own royal family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4663169\/whca-dinner-do-over-enhanced-security-measures-fewer-crowds\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4663169\/whca-dinner-do-over-enhanced-security-measures-fewer-crowds\/\">WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS\u2019 ASSOCIATION DINNER DO-OVER FEATURES ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES, SMALLER CROWD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump defended his administration undertaking that leak investigation, comparing his actions to those of former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not after journalists,\u201d Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. \u201cWe\u2019re after leakers. We\u2019re after people that are cowards, people that are unpatriotic, people that are treasonous in many cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Miller, excited for the dinner, will attend despite Melania Trump, Vance, and Rubio not being there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2634966,"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\/07\/trump-whca-return.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[78733,38581,83166,3634,52618],"class_list":["post-2634965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-nightlife","tag-political-humor","tag-presidential-return","tag-trump","tag-white-house-correspondents-dinner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/trump-whca-return.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634965","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634965"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634968,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634965\/revisions\/2634968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}