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The White House Correspondents Dinner Follies. This year, a mentalist will perform at the dinner, because its best not to offend Donald Trump

Cancel the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

by Bill Scher April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

An event celebrating the free press should not spotlight Donald Trump, the biggest threat to the free press.

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Jimmy Fallon’s Surrender to Donald Trump

by D.R. Tucker October 16, 2017January 9, 2022

His words couldn’t be any more pathetic. You could see the beads of flop sweat on Jimmy Fallon’s face on Sunday Today, as he tried to defend his reluctance to subject Donald Trump to intense ridicule on The Tonight Show: He doesn’t like talking about politics? He prefers to talk about pop culture? Dude, Trump […]

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