It's that time of year again.
Once upon a time: Then-President Barack Obama takes to the dais during the 2016 White House Correspondents’ dinner. ** FILE **“The 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner takes place on Saturday at the Washington Hilton. The so-called ‘Nerd Prom’ attracts presidents, senior government officials, the media, and — in more recent years — Hollywood stars.
“The 103-year-old event is a celebration of the First Amendment, with proceeds going toward the work of the White House Correspondents’ Association and the journalists who cover the presidency, as well as scholarships and other awards. Every president since Calvin Coolidge in 1924 has attended at least once during their time in office, except for former President Donald Trump. However, he did attend the dinner in 2011 as a private citizen,” C-SPAN noted.
“The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, traditionally a symbol of journalistic integrity and freedom, has now become a platform that celebrates and endorses the administration’s actions. CODEPINK emphasizes that trustworthy journalism does not lie in complicity but in holding power to account and amplifying the voices of the oppressed,” the group said, again in a written statement.
“Under President Joe Biden’s parole system — which targets illegal aliens from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras — up to 30,000 migrants per month who wouldn’t normally qualify for a visa may use a U.S. government app on their cellphones to gain parole and either cross the border or fly into the United States,” he wrote.
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