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Trump to skip WHCA dinner, a first in 36 years

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WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has ratcheted up his feud with the US media by announcing he will skip the annual correspond­ents’ dinner set for April 29, the first US president to do so in 36 years. By boycotting the event Trump breaks a tradition that began in 1921.

“I will not be attending the White House Correspond­ents’ Associatio­n (WHCA) dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!” Trump wrote Saturday on Twitter. The last time a president missed the event was in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was recovering after being shot in an assassinat­ion attempt. Reagan however phoned in with friendly remarks.

Richard Nixon, who despised the media, skipped the event in 1972.

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