And magazines The New Yorker and Vanity Fair have pulled out of White House Correspondents’ Dinner parties, amid President Trump’s proclaimed “war with the media.” The New Yorker has canceled its annual kickoff party, while Vanity Fair has said it will not co-sponsor the dinner’s exclusive after-party. Comedian Samantha Bee has announced she’ll hold an alternative event the same night as the April dinner. In 2011, President Trump, then a reality TV star who had already begun floating the idea of running for president, was eviscerated by comedian Seth Meyers during the Correspondents’ Dinner.
Seth Meyers: “And then, of course, there’s Donald Trump. Donald Trump has been saying that he will run for president as a Republican—which is surprising, since I just assumed he was running as a joke. Donald Trump often appears on Fox, which is ironic, because a fox often appears on Donald Trump’s head. Donald Trump said recently he has a great relationship with the blacks, though unless the Blacks are a family of white people, I bet he’s mistaken.”