# Trump attacks media during first White House Correspondents’ Dinner

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-says-white-house-correspondents-dinner-is-largest-group-of-trump-derangement-syndrome-people-ever-put-together-at-one-time/
- Published: 2026-07-25T08:32:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T14:47:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-remarks-1236820779/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Trump used dinner speech to attack the media.
- It was his first attendance at the event.
- The gala followed an earlier armed disruption.

## Summary

President Donald Trump attended the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner for the first time and delivered a speech lasting just over an hour, using it to criticise journalists, media organisations and public figures with whom he has clashed. The appearance marked a break from his previous boycotts of the event and highlighted his continuing combative relationship with the press.

Trump called the gathering the “largest group of Trump Derangement Syndrome people ever put together at one time”, accused the media of producing false stories and claimed news outlets would suffer without him as a subject. He said he had moved away from traditional media towards TikTok, joked that Paramount chief David Ellison might rename the event after him next year, and noted he had softened planned remarks after the original dinner was disrupted by an armed attacker.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Trump attacks media during first White House Correspondents’ Dinner](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-remarks-1236820779/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: President Trump Roasts Media at Rescheduled, Paired-Down White House Correspondents’ Dinner](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-roasts-media-1236656443/)

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