{"id":2634986,"date":"2026-07-24T20:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-returns-to-whca-dinner-with-fun-night-on-tap\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T20:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:26:06","slug":"trump-returns-to-whca-dinner-with-fun-night-on-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-returns-to-whca-dinner-with-fun-night-on-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump returns to WHCA 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\">20<\/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-whca-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=2634986&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, noting that prominent figures such as Melania Trump, JD Vance, and Marco Rubio will not attend, but Stephen Miller will be present. Miller expressed enthusiasm for President Donald Trump\u2019s speech, wich was prepared amidst scrutiny. The event is set to feature enhanced security measures after a previous threat in April when an alleged gunman attempted to storm the Washington Hilton\u2019s ballroom, leading to the involvement of law enforcement and private security. Attendees will now be required to register in advance with QR codes and government-issued IDs,limiting attendance to a smaller,more secure gathering.Trump\u2019s appearance coincides with a recent justice Department decision to withdraw subpoenas related to reporters\u2019 facts concerning the Air Force One gifted by Qatar\u2019s royal family. Trump defended his management\u2019s leak investigations, framing them as efforts to target leakers rather then journalists. The article also highlights the event\u2019s importance and the ongoing security concerns surrounding the gathering.  <\/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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"696\">Melania Trump<\/a>, Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a>, and Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a> will not be at the redo White House Correspondents\u2019 Association 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. En route to the Waldorf Astoria to deliver that speech, Trump was seen in \u201cThe Beast\u201d reading through papers in seeming preparation for what the White House has described as \u201cunifying yet vicious\u201d remarks.<\/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\/4662982\/watch-live-trump-remarks-whca-dinner-redo\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks at White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner redo<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\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 night\u2019 on tap<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4662825\/trump-help-thune-whip-senate-votes-save-america-act\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump \u2018willing\u2019 to help Thune whip Senate votes on SAVE America Act<\/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 on April 25 when alleged gunman Cole Allen, 31, of California tried to storm the Washington Hilton\u2019s ballroom.<\/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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1478\">Secret Service<\/a> on the second 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 class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jiang added that there will also be \u201cenhanced security measures\u201d that \u201cevery single dinner guest has to take\u201d this time around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou didn\u2019t have to register to come to the dinner, you didn\u2019t have to provide your name or anything, and now every guest has to register and they\u2019ll get a unique QR code and have to present that with a government issue photo ID just to get through the ticketing, and then they\u2019ll have to go through layers of security to enter the ballroom,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHCA President Weijia Jiang on Friday&#8217;s rescheduled White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner: &#8220;What will be different is the size \u2026 there are enhanced security measures \u2026 there are new measures that every single dinner guest has to take.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nVgPhsfPuC\">pic.twitter.com\/nVgPhsfPuC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/2080415396906086635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s appearance coincides with his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"167\">Justice Department<\/a>\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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-force-one\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1505\">Air Force One<\/a> that was gifted to Trump by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qatar\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1398\">Qatar<\/a>\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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"360\">Barack Obama<\/a>.<\/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>Melania Trump, JD Vance, and Marco Rubio won&#8217;t attend the rescheduled White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, but Stephen Miller will. 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