{"id":2634990,"date":"2026-07-24T20:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whca-president-vows-we-will-not-be-intimidated-in-dinner-opening-remarks\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T20:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:43:17","slug":"whca-president-vows-we-will-not-be-intimidated-in-dinner-opening-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whca-president-vows-we-will-not-be-intimidated-in-dinner-opening-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"WHCA president vows &#8216;we will not be intimidated&#8217; in dinner opening remarks"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fwhca-president-vows-we-will-not-be-intimidated-in-dinner-opening-remarks%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=2634990&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>White House Correspondents&#8217; Association President Weijia Jiang addressed the audience at the second WHCA dinner of 2026, expressing resilience and defiance against intimidation and violence. She highlighted the fast response of reporters and security following an attempted breach earlier in the year,emphasizing the unity among attendees despite political and security challenges. Trump and other officials attended the event, which featured remarks on the importance of free press and democracy, while also celebrating the return of the dinner with enhanced security measures. The evening included awards and speeches,with a focus on solidarity and the ongoing commitment to journalistic integrity amidst threats.  <\/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\">Outgoing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-association\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1617\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association<\/a> President Weijia Jiang of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cbs-news\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1807\">CBS News<\/a> greeted the crowd gathered for the redo WHCA dinner with a resilient message to start the evening, quipping that the members of the association \u201calways have a follow-up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTonight, our message is this: We are back. We will not be intimidated. We refuse to let violence have the final word,\u201d Jiang said.<\/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\/4663255\/whca-president-dinner-redo-opening-remarks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WHCA president vows \u2018we will not be intimidated\u2019 in dinner opening remarks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House pool members, Beltway reporters, and Trump administration officials all gathered in the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Friday evening for the second White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner of 2026, as security is heightened at the event. The July dinner <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4591254\/white-house-correspondents-association-redo-dinner-july-24\/\">was scheduled in early June<\/a>, with both the WHCA and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>announcing they were determined not to let the gunman who attempted to breach the doors of the first dinner deter the group from celebrating the nation\u2019s free press.<\/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\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/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\">\u201cThis announcement is a very good thing in that we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life, or even its scheduling,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116681778563640531\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jiang was the first person to speak at Friday evening\u2019s event, reflecting on the first late April dinner and the quick response of the reporters in the room, the security teams staffing the event, and the Trump administration officials present. She declared that the April night will \u201cgo down in history, and so will our response.\u201d<\/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\">\u201cYou came as guests, but within moments you went to work,\u201d Jiang said. \u201cYou shifted into reporters taking notes, capturing videos, streaming live, even as uncertainty and anxiety filled the room. Law enforcement ran toward danger. Administration officials met backstage to gather facts. And, Mr. President, you went straight to the podium in the White House briefing room to answer questions from journalists \u2014 all of us still in our gowns and tuxedos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jiang also struck a unifying tone to start the evening, echoing Trump\u2019s words that \u201cthe ballroom was totally unified\u201d on April 25, declaring, \u201cthree months later, it still is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhatever may divide us, we stand together against political violence. An assassination attempt on our president is an attack on democracy itself,\u201d Jiang said.<\/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\/4663240\/trump-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-return\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4663240\">TRUMP RETURNS TO WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS\u2019 ASSOCIATION DINNER WITH \u2018FUN NIGHT\u2019 ON TAP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several administration officials are present at the Friday evening event, including Trump, War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, Commerce Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/howard-lutnick\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11711\">Howard Lutnick<\/a>, and press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11685\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later in the evening, the WHCA will give out awards and Trump will give remarks to the room.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Christian Datoc and James Downs contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHCA President Jiang: &#8220;We are back, unbowed, undeterred.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2634991,"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\/weijia-jiang-introduction-whca-dinner-redo.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9159,13306,3669,5112,36427],"class_list":["post-2634990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dinner","tag-intimidation","tag-president","tag-remarks","tag-whca"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/weijia-jiang-introduction-whca-dinner-redo.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634990","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634990"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634994,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634990\/revisions\/2634994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}