As someone who has hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, I was extremely disappointed upon hearing the unceremonious cancelation of this year’s host, Amber Ruffin. The reason given by White House Correspondents’ Association President Eugene Daniels: “At this consequential moment for journalism, I want to ensure the focus is not on the politics of division…”
What?! Consequential moment?! You mean the moment the WHCA decided to “DOGE” their handpicked emcee choice because some MAGA minion got triggered on X? The moment the WHCA tried to act like this was the idea all along and it’s not their fault that you believed them when they hired a comedian? That’s on you, apparently. Or was it the moment the WHCA decided that divisiveness is created by those pointing it out with humor, not those manufacturing it with callousness?
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