Trump Returns to Press Dinner | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Trump made a surprise return to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, rescheduled after an April shooting attempt, delivering a speech laced with familiar jabs at media figures while nodding to his past Waldorf Astoria ownership. Despite his rocky history with reporters — some of whom he’d barred from White House events — the president walked a tightrope between criticism and begrudging respect, even donning a “Trump 2028” hat. The evening honored Secret Service bravery and hotel staff professionalism, but critics questioned the event’s timing and tone, fearing it eroded trust in journalism. As the president closed with a boastful nod to his legacy, the dinner became a charged symbol of the enduring, often tense, dance between power and the press. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ad140f8b58e4d2fa