washington white house press corps gather saturday annual black-tie dinner toned-down affair year donald trump snub event become first incumbent u.s. president bow 36 years without trump schedule rally instead mark 100th day office usually celebrity-filled soiree host white house correspondents association take sober turn even pull top journalists washington insiders trump administration also skip event solidarity president repeatedly accuse press mistreatment president use campaign-style gather lambaste media could possibly thrill 100 miles away tell crowd harrisburg pennsylvania call new york time cnn msnbc name washington whca president jeff mason defend press freedom even acknowledge year dinner different feel say attempt undermine media dangerous democracy fake news fail news organizations enemy american people say mason reuters correspondent instead typical roast presidents party deliver zingers years event return traditional root recognize reporters work hand student scholarships famed journalists bob woodward carl bernstein present award donald trump style nbc news andrea mitchell tell msnbc refer self-deprecating joke presidents past make despite tensions press instead humor fell headline comedian hasan minhaj welcome series finale white house correspondents dinner minhaj play correspondent comedy central daily show program tell crowd also joke trump despite organizers wish say honor u.s. constitutional protection free speech america first-generation indian-american muslim kid get stage make fun president video message actor alec baldwin raise trump ire play nbc saturday night live program also encourage attendees celebrities grace red carpet although well-known washingtonians former secretary state madeleine albright republican representative darrell issa california appear trump attend 2011 then-president barack obama make joke expense new york real estate developer reality television show host interview reuters week trump say decide attend president felt treat unfairly media add would come next year absolutely pennsylvania trump tell supporters media dinner would bore noncommittal whether would go 2018 hold another rally late night television show host samantha bee also host compete event white house correspondents dinner say would honor journalists rather skewer trump toned-down white house press dinner carry without trump