The mainstream media never learns. They can’t best Trump no matter how hard they try.
Now CNN went completely insane in a stunning display of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Comedian Amber Ruffin has been tapped as the entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondent Association dinner—but in a candid CNN interview, she made one thing crystal clear: she doesn’t want the president to attend.
With the dinner scheduled for April, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the *Daily Caller* on Wednesday that both she and President Donald Trump are still mulling over their attendance. (Notably, Trump skipped the event during his first term.)
On CNN, Ruffin sat down with host Jake Tapper and expressed her doubts about the overall excitement for the event. She even went as far as saying she isn’t planning to share her jokes with even those she agrees with, remarking that she doesn’t think anyone is “looking forward” to being there.
“So U.S. presidents traditionally attend this dinner. However, Donald Trump never went to it during his first term in office. Do you want him to be there this year?” Tapper asked Ruffin.
“No. Don’t anybody want to know — No one wants that. Sure, it’s something to do. But, I can’t imagine he would. I can’t imagine he would. He should. He’s missing out on one of the cool things about being the President of the United States. But I don’t know that anyone’s looking forward to being in the same room as him,” Ruffin explained.
Leavitt later described Ruffin as “certainly an interesting choice” when asked about the White House’s reaction to her being selected.
This comes on the heels of Ruffin’s previous biting comment, where she once called Trump a “toddler with his pants pulled down.”
The conversation then took a lighter turn as Tapper inquired whether any past hosts had given Ruffin advice for navigating the night. Laughing, she recalled:
“They also said that you have to make fun of everybody. You can’t just make fun of the people you disagree with, you have to spread it out evenly. And I am not going to do that. Maybe I will do it a little bit, probably not.”
The decision to name Ruffin as the dinner’s entertainer was announced on Tuesday by WHCA President and Politico reporter Eugene Daniels. In his statement, he lauded Ruffin’s selection, stating:
“Amber’s unique talents are the ideal fit for this current political and cultural climate. Her perspective will fit right in with the dinner’s tradition of honoring the freedom of the press while roasting the most powerful people on all sides of the aisle and the journalists who cover them.”
He continued, “This dinner is about centering the importance of a functioning democracy and Amber is the type of entertainer who understands both the significance of that mission as well as the mechanics of power in this country.”
When asked about her approach for the evening, Ruffin revealed she plans to be completely honest about her feelings.
“I think I’m going to do it the same way I always do it, by just telling the truth about how I feel,” she said.
“I feel like we all feel a little sad. Well, some of us feel pretty happy. But a lot of us feel a little sad. And I think it’s OK to say exactly what it is that’s making us feel this way.”
“And I think when you do that, and people feel the same way as you, they think that it is fun and funny and it feels good to hear, and that’s kind of where I operate from,” she added.
In her own inimitable style, Ruffin is gearing up to bring her signature blend of wit and honesty to the dinner—proving that sometimes, speaking from the heart is the best way to handle even the most high-profile events.
🚨NEW🚨 After @presssec tells @dailycaller that Trump is still considering his WHCA dinner invite, anti-Trump comedian Amber Ruffin goes on CNN to say she DOESN'T want him there. https://t.co/bdPkfMoKrM pic.twitter.com/azZbLeC49P
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 6, 2025
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