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markpkessinger

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22. This was not a government function . . .

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2026, 06:34 PM

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. . . This was a private fundraising dinner, held annually, by the White House Correspondents' Association, a private, not-for-profit organization of Washington journalists. It uses the annual dinner as a fundraiser for its scholarships, which it awards to graduate journalism students. Trump, Vance, and every other government official who attended were there as invited guests and nothing more.

That why the whole notion that the incident underscores the need for a ballroom at the White House is so fucking ridiculous: as a private fundraiser hosted by a private, not-for-profit association, this event would have been held at the White House ballroom even if it had existed!

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Their own incompetence is gonna get them all killed Bluestocking Sunday #1

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That does help a little, thanks! DFW Sunday #12

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Very good point! Karma13612 Monday #19

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You know, IDGAF. maxsolomon Monday #21

This was not a government function . . . markpkessinger Monday #22

Telling quote from Blanche in the Washington Post on the subject DFW Monday #23