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LetMyPeopleVote

(181,970 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 01:59 PM Apr 23

Trump's 'revenge' meltdown plans leak for White House Correspondents' Dinner: report

trump is going to yell at and insult the audience and then run away

Trump's 'revenge' meltdown plans leak for White House Correspondents' Dinner: report #RawStory

#TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-04-22T22:21:24.000Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-speech-2676801467/

President Donald Trump is preparing to throw a scripted tantrum at the White House Correspondents' Dinner this year, reported The Daily Beast on Wednesday.

"Donald Trump will launch a 'revenge' attack on the White House media when he confronts them in person at a Washington dinner on Saturday night — then flee before there can be revenge," said the report. "He is expected to target publications that he has accused of writing negatively about his administration and his war with Iran, in particular, according to sources."

This would track with his recent rants on Truth Social, where he has accused of the media of rigging reports about the Iran war to make it look like it's going worse than it actually is.

After he is done with his speech, said the report, he is skipping on the rest of the ceremony — in large part because he doesn't want to stick around for an award being given to a story that revealed his closeness to deceased financier and accused child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

"Trump will leave the White House Correspondents’ Association event after making his speech, so he will miss the presentation of press awards — one of which would be certain to embarrass him," said the report. "He has told aides he has no intention of still being in the International Ballroom at the Washington Hilton when the Wall Street Journal is honored with the Katherine Graham award for its scoop about a bawdy letter Trump allegedly wrote for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday card."
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Trump's 'revenge' meltdown plans leak for White House Correspondents' Dinner: report (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Apr 23 OP
Puff arsed coward gonna coward...he can't take the heat... wcmagumba Apr 23 #1
;-{)....... Goonch Apr 23 #3
Bullies always run and hide after striking out at people. wnylib Apr 23 #21
He'll be up until 4:00 a.m........... SergeStorms Apr 23 #33
And now that they know, they will proceed as planned because they are enabling worms. RockRaven Apr 23 #2
EGOTs are all that you wrote plus more PJMcK Apr 23 #31
All attendees... 2naSalit Apr 23 #4
Or everyone fall to the floor and roll while laughing. multigraincracker Apr 23 #10
He deserves an appropriate salute Tasmanian Devil Apr 23 #19
Would love it if somebody played a laugh track wnylib Apr 23 #25
According to BF Skinner, to shape behavior multigraincracker Apr 23 #34
In Skinner's behaviorism, the subject usually escalates wnylib Apr 23 #39
Reschedule so he goes last pfitz59 Apr 23 #30
Won't be permitted Betty Boom Apr 24 #55
He's going to launch a "revenge" attack on the White House media? MIButterfly Apr 23 #5
If the WH Correspondents had a shred of integrity malaise Apr 23 #6
Or, just not show up. GoCubsGo Apr 23 #17
Yep malaise Apr 23 #23
I sure Rebl2 Apr 23 #35
Who fucking cares? maxrandb Apr 23 #7
If you doubted my above analogy maxrandb Apr 24 #57
T-rump Always Chickens Out Wicked Blue Apr 23 #8
Another whine fest lame54 Apr 23 #9
TACO and whine is hard to digest...combo. BattleRow Apr 23 #47
people still pay attention to the correspondent's dinner? cab67 Apr 23 #11
The Olympics are still a thing. Wednesdays Apr 23 #37
They should boo and hiss the entire time he speaks. They won't because they are spineless. Gary 50 Apr 23 #12
They still need access. When you're frozen out and can't "report," no job NCDem47 Apr 23 #15
they should step out and let him speak into an empty room. cab67 Apr 23 #51
Note to the attending journalists: edbermac Apr 23 #13
I know a lot here didn't care for the paddle boards Lifeafter70 Apr 23 #54
This morning Olbermann calls out the MSM and in particular the White House correspondents with extremely harsh words flashman13 Apr 23 #14
I never went to one of those. calimary Apr 23 #16
Run, coward!! Grokenstein Apr 23 #18
Arrive late reporters Topomi Apr 23 #20
Or start arriving in small groups and individually while he's talking. wnylib Apr 23 #27
So the same speech he always gives Johonny Apr 23 #22
I hope he does it. He can show the nation once again what an unhinged asshole moron he is. There will be some awesome Fil1957 Apr 23 #24
He will be pumped up on whatever energizing drug cocktail that wnylib Apr 23 #29
Amen. Wednesdays Apr 23 #36
If these stenographers had metaphorical balls Aviation Pro Apr 23 #26
Revenge is mine saith the" Lord Donald." BattleRow Apr 23 #28
At the first hint of a rant, all legitimate press should remove their jackets to reveal the "Quiet, piggy" t shirt they jls4561 Apr 23 #32
Every time I think he couldn't possibly be more childish, he finds a way to oudo himself! ShazzieB Apr 23 #38
He should be jeered, and pelted with mashed potatoes. Harker Apr 23 #40
They thought if they rolled over for a belly rub that he wouldn't kick them in the crotch. NBachers Apr 23 #41
Wah wah, running dog. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 23 #42
Someone should lock the doors. Yeah. A lock-in. Ilsa Apr 23 #43
Here's another thought for the real press to protest the CBS/Ellison invitees Nutlick and Kegsbreath.. jls4561 Apr 23 #44
This a great opportunity! Perhaps he'll get so Ilsa Apr 23 #45
So sick of this infant ... GROW UP!!! nt Raine Apr 23 #46
Have Obama show up as a surprise guest speaker BattleRow Apr 23 #48
TACO! TACO! TACO! purr-rat beauty Apr 23 #49
"To own the libs, I plan to smear my poop in my hair before my speech!" struggle4progress Apr 23 #50
Easy peasy - give the awards first and let him walk out then unmiked. marble falls Apr 23 #52
No problem! Everyone except FOX will be looking at their phones with no_hypocrisy Apr 23 #53
I hope that unanimous shoe throwing ensues. mike_c Apr 24 #56

wnylib

(26,446 posts)
21. Bullies always run and hide after striking out at people.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:06 PM
Apr 23

Then, from a safe place, they double down on their attack while playing the victim for the pushback that they received.

SergeStorms

(20,803 posts)
33. He'll be up until 4:00 a.m...........
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:37 PM
Apr 23

"truthing" his grievances on his unsecured phone, tilting at windmills that exist only in his demented mind.

Anyone who doesn't follow the official White House script will be trashed. After all, the "one true republican gawd" would never tell a lie or enrich himself and his family at the country's expense. FAKE NEWZ! 😉

RockRaven

(19,748 posts)
2. And now that they know, they will proceed as planned because they are enabling worms.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:16 PM
Apr 23

The only bigger pile of self-important, self-satisfied, self-congratulatory BS than the Emmys (or pick a different branch of EGOT) is the WHCD.

PJMcK

(25,126 posts)
31. EGOTs are all that you wrote plus more
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:32 PM
Apr 23

These awards are entirely crafted by navel gazers. Utter BS.

Written by an industry professional for 45 years (I've been nominated for two of the four awards but my thoughts are not from sour grapes. The awards are popularity contests where people all vote for themselves, not for excellence.)

The WHCD is more of the same. Of course, most industries have their self-flagellating awards but most of them aren't televised.

2naSalit

(103,805 posts)
4. All attendees...
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:29 PM
Apr 23

Should reschedule and wait until the tantrum is over and the spoiled brat leaves before entering the room. Let him rant to an empty room, after he leave, have a party. Kind of a prelude for when he's actually gone.

multigraincracker

(38,032 posts)
10. Or everyone fall to the floor and roll while laughing.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:33 PM
Apr 23

Last edited Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:48 PM - Edit history (1)

He really thinks people take his talk seriously.

Tasmanian Devil

(221 posts)
19. He deserves an appropriate salute
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:05 PM
Apr 23

I would suggest everyone stand, turn around, and moon for the duration of his speech. It would be an appropriate response to the dignity and gravitas that he has brought to the White House.

wnylib

(26,446 posts)
25. Would love it if somebody played a laugh track
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:18 PM
Apr 23

while he was speaking.

Or, if the sound system failed in some way while he spewed his venom.

Other possibilities are for the correspondents to leave the room, slowly, in single file. Or just burst out in laughter at his most outrageous comments.

Since he will expect the emcee and other participants to make comments on his BS after he leaves, it would be good if they just go about their business as if he had never been there. No comments on anything he said, no mention of his name, except when giving out the Graham award.



multigraincracker

(38,032 posts)
34. According to BF Skinner, to shape behavior
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:44 PM
Apr 23

ignore bad behavior and reward good behavior. Works great with dogs and 4 year olds.

wnylib

(26,446 posts)
39. In Skinner's behaviorism, the subject usually escalates
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:57 PM
Apr 23

unwanted behavior before finally giving in to the desire for positive rewards. Also, the rewards start out with consistency in order to get the message across, but then need to be less predictable in order to keep the subject interested in trying for a reward.

My thought about going on with the program as if he was never there was based on not letting him drive the agenda. When people engage in his back and forth attacks, they get sidetracked from their own goals and purpose. That's how he sucks all the oxygen from a room.

So, let him have his moment and leave. Then just go on about their business.

pfitz59

(12,917 posts)
30. Reschedule so he goes last
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:31 PM
Apr 23

Make him squirm through the entire event. Then when he takes the stage mass exodus.

Betty Boom

(462 posts)
55. Won't be permitted
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 12:06 AM
Apr 24

Have you ever been at an event the president attended? I have. Everyone has to be seated and in the room usually an hour before he arrives. People would not be permitted to linger in the lobby and then enter later. It won’t happen.

MIButterfly

(3,134 posts)
5. He's going to launch a "revenge" attack on the White House media?
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:32 PM
Apr 23

The same media that sanewashes everything he does and not only acts like he's totally rational but never follows up on his insane rantings and never calls him out on it? The same media that kisses his ass and prints whatever he says like they're stenographers and not reporters? THAT White House media? What the hell kind of beef does he have with them? They treat him like the king he imagines himself to be.

That makes absolutely no sense to me but nothing he ever says or does makes any kind of sense to me.

And why would anybody want to hear him piss and moan about how mistreated he is for 45 minutes? Everybody knows the drill by now. Wah, wah, wah. Whiny little bitch. Wah, wah, wah.

malaise

(297,904 posts)
6. If the WH Correspondents had a shred of integrity
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:34 PM
Apr 23

They would cancel the dinner or walk out on him.

GoCubsGo

(34,996 posts)
17. Or, just not show up.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:01 PM
Apr 23

I'm sure all the FoxPropaganda and other toady outlets will send representatives. Let him rant to them in a near-empty room.

maxrandb

(17,498 posts)
7. Who fucking cares?
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:49 PM
Apr 23

The current White House "press" corps consists entirely of the 20 year old bikini model who posts tik-tok videos about vaccine efficacy, getting handjob technique advice from the Hawk-Tuah girl.

It's a waste of time to even think about the current "press".

It's like a circle-jerk with Donnie Dipshit as the pivot man, or the journalistic equivalent of mutual masturbation.

maxrandb

(17,498 posts)
57. If you doubted my above analogy
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 09:26 AM
Apr 24

Kegsbreath just called on TMZ during the Pentagon briefing and was asked; "how does your body feel when you're ordering these military strikes"?

DO YOU FEEL DIZZY PRIVATE PYLE? DO YOU FEEL FAINT? JFC PRIVATE PYLE, I THINK YOUVE GOT A HARDON!

?si=1_4PF-nYMUYGEFbY

cab67

(3,846 posts)
11. people still pay attention to the correspondent's dinner?
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:39 PM
Apr 23

I thought it went the way of the Olympics and Bill Maher - something that still shows up on tv, but which no one really pays attention to anymore.

Wednesdays

(23,108 posts)
37. The Olympics are still a thing.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:52 PM
Apr 23

I guess it's like Yogi Berra's line, "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

Now, Maher on the other hand...

NCDem47

(3,522 posts)
15. They still need access. When you're frozen out and can't "report," no job
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:57 PM
Apr 23

This whole affair used to be (still is?) one big circle jerk

edbermac

(16,486 posts)
13. Note to the attending journalists:
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:49 PM
Apr 23

After he’s done with his tirade, stand up and shout out “Release the Epstein files!”

Lifeafter70

(1,196 posts)
54. I know a lot here didn't care for the paddle boards
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 07:50 PM
Apr 23

That congress used awhile back when he addressed them.

But I would love to see it used when he speaks at the dinner.

There could be three groups, with three different messages all in very large block font.
First one simply states "lie"
Second one "lying"
Third one "still lying"
And continue on a loop for the duration of his speech.
Like a silent auction. No applause, laughter or groans.

flashman13

(2,563 posts)
14. This morning Olbermann calls out the MSM and in particular the White House correspondents with extremely harsh words
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:56 PM
Apr 23

even for him. It starts at the 18:20 minute mark.



calimary

(90,755 posts)
16. I never went to one of those.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:59 PM
Apr 23

Never a member of the White House Correspondents Association. Hey, you can see it on TV every year, from the comforts of home, and you don’t have to dress up!

wnylib

(26,446 posts)
27. Or start arriving in small groups and individually while he's talking.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:25 PM
Apr 23

Except, I guess, security would prevent late arrivals. What a shame. They would miss the BS and their tables would be empty.

Johonny

(26,585 posts)
22. So the same speech he always gives
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:08 PM
Apr 23

Most presidents have comedians write them some material, Trump just tells the same story since 1992...

Joe Biden had fresher material

Fil1957

(873 posts)
24. I hope he does it. He can show the nation once again what an unhinged asshole moron he is. There will be some awesome
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:13 PM
Apr 23

video clips from his performance.

wnylib

(26,446 posts)
29. He will be pumped up on whatever energizing drug cocktail that
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:30 PM
Apr 23

his handlers use for such occasions. If he goes on for any length, as he usually does, his energy will start to lag and his words will slur.

Aviation Pro

(15,756 posts)
26. If these stenographers had metaphorical balls
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:19 PM
Apr 23

They would chant in unison.

“Ep-stein, Ep-stein, Ep-stein.”

jls4561

(3,266 posts)
32. At the first hint of a rant, all legitimate press should remove their jackets to reveal the "Quiet, piggy" t shirt they
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:36 PM
Apr 23

are wearing.

Then cut the mic. Stage lights down, house lights up.

ShazzieB

(22,870 posts)
38. Every time I think he couldn't possibly be more childish, he finds a way to oudo himself!
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:55 PM
Apr 23

So what happens now that his plans have been leaked and he's lost the element of surprise? Will he stay away from the dinner? Please pass the popcorn!

Ilsa

(64,563 posts)
43. Someone should lock the doors. Yeah. A lock-in.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:39 PM
Apr 23

Watch him panic. Watch the SS panic.
Good times.

jls4561

(3,266 posts)
44. Here's another thought for the real press to protest the CBS/Ellison invitees Nutlick and Kegsbreath..
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:52 PM
Apr 23

Before the dinner, load up on beans (Alex Wagner just said on MSNOW that the food at the dinner is not that good),
casually stroll by the Ellison/Weiss/media whores party and let on fly. Try to go for silent but deadly. Give an appalled eye roll to the traitor of your choice.
Conspire with wait staff or other crew to place whoopie cushion on Hegseth’s chair. Quietly chant “Booze, booze, good for your heart….”

Ilsa

(64,563 posts)
45. This a great opportunity! Perhaps he'll get so
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:57 PM
Apr 23

worked up that the clot finally makes it to his brain! Also, we can start a bet on one of those prediction markets for some cheddah!

no_hypocrisy

(55,359 posts)
53. No problem! Everyone except FOX will be looking at their phones with
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 07:37 PM
Apr 23

a studied attention when Trump is frothing at the mouth.

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