The 2025 dinner will not have its traditional headlining comedian as the association removed Amber Ruffin in March following critical Trump comments.

There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner on Saturday night were the journalists and the First Amendment.

The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner and its related parties are well underway in Washington — albeit with a bit less glitz and glamour than previous years. President