Boston Herald

Trump’s last revenge?

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Trump Derangemen­t Syndrome is reaching a near-fever pitch.

Now those who dislike the man elected in November have every right to find some other place to play golf or book a room than some place adorned with the Trump name. It is a free country, after all.

Those who have extended their boycott to Ivanka Trumplabel­ed frocks, well, somehow she’ll get by too. And bargain hunters without political issues should know the merchandis­e may be coming soon to an outlet mall near you.

But now the very event that — legend has it — spawned the Trump presidenti­al candidacy might be endangered.

Yes, the White House Correspond­ents Dinner, otherwise known as the Nerd Prom, where in 2011 President Obama eviscerate­d Trump, who was a guest in the audience, seems to be flounderin­g.

This is the annual event at which journalist­s and politician­s dress up in their finest and pretend to like each other — at least for the evening. It’s one of those too-cozy D.C. affairs that has long made some serious journalist­s squeamish.

But now the New Yorker, which always threw a pre-dinner party, and Vanity Fair, which cohosted the fanciest after-party in town, have opted out.

The White House Correspond­ents Associatio­n says the April dinner, where the main event is usually a stand-up comedy routine by the president, is still on and will be a celebratio­n of “the First Amendment and the role an independen­t press plays in a healthy republic.”

So here’s to that!

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