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Amber Ruffin explains the lesson she learned when she was disinvited from WHCA dinner

Hastings Tribune 01 Apr 2025
LOS ANGELES — Amber Ruffin isn’t going to perform for the White House Correspondents’ Association’s dinner later this month after the group’s board decided unanimously to un-invite her as its featured entertainer ... .
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Amber Ruffin Mocks WHCA for Dropping Her From Dinner: ‘We Have a Free Press so ...

The Wrap 01 Apr 2025
But on Saturday, WHCA president Eugene Daniels informed members that the board had voted unanimously to cancel Ruffin’s set, a decision he asserted was to meant “ensure the focus is not on the politics of division.”.
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‘The View’ Hosts Clash Over WHCA Firing Amber Ruffin

The Daily Beast 31 Mar 2025
ABC/screengrab ... Former Donald Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin began by defending the decision to bail on both Ruffin—and a comedian host altogher ... Read more at The Daily Beast ....
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Amber Ruffin to No Longer Headline WHCA Dinner

Adweek 31 Mar 2025
Ruffin made unflattering comments towards members of the Trump administration ....
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Leavitt blasts statement by WHCA leaders

The Hill 31 Mar 2025
... Association (WHCA) for a statement pushing back on rumors it was seeking to take control of the room ... In a statement Monday, the WHCA board issued a blistering statement pushing back on those rumors.
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Trump Wants to ‘Exact Punishment’ on Journalists by Controlling White House Seating, WHCA Says

The Wrap 31 Mar 2025
The complaint follows an Axios report that the Trump Administration is looking to take the responsibility of assigning seats away from the WHCA, which has decided where reporters sit in the press briefing room since 1981.
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Amber Ruffin Canceled by WHCA Dinner After Trump Admin Backlash

Newsweek 29 Mar 2025
The comedian was set to perform at the dinner next month ....
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WHCA cancels anti-Trump comedian from hosting at annual dinner

New York Post 29 Mar 2025
In a letter to members Saturday, WHCA President Eugene Daniels wrote that “the WHCA board has unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year ... Trump has not attended WHCA dinners while he has been president.
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White House correspondents’ dinner to no longer feature comedian

The Hill 29 Mar 2025
The annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner will no longer feature a headline performance from comedian Amber Ruffin as tensions between the White House and the press group have escalated ahead of next month’s ritzy event.
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WHCA Asks Members to Show Solidarity With AP Against Trump by Wearing 1st Amendment Pins ...

The Wrap 27 Mar 2025
WHCA also asked “those that can” to show up in person at the U.S ... WHCA also sent members a 1st amendment graphic to attach to social media profiles.— max tani (@maxtani.bsky.social) 2025-03-26T21.48.53.167Z.
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