Jocelyn Noveck

Donald Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner and delivered an approximately hour-long speech that mixed praise for some journalists with insults and jokes targeting reporters, politicians and public figures. He referred to the earlier shooting that led to the dinner's postponement, praised security personnel, criticized the media and joked about seeking a third presidential term. The smaller, more tightly secured event also featured awards for journalists and a renewed defense of press freedom, while critics questioned whether the dinner should have been held amid heightened tensions between Trump and the press.