Journalists and stars lose appetite for correspondents’ dinner under Trump | US news | The Guardian

The White House correspondents’ dinner is a fixture of the Washington scene, a spring event at which the cream of political journalism shares bonhomie, fine food and comedy roasting with the politicians it reports on – including the president. Under Donald Trump, however, the dinner is facing uncertainty. Trump, who has repeatedly attacked “the very…

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Hundreds of thousands rally in Iran against Trump, chant ‘Death to America’: TV | Reuters

ANKARA Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on Friday to swear allegiance to their clerical leaders and reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that he had put the Islamic Republic “on notice”, state TV reported.   On the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, marchers including hundreds…

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Kremlin demands apology from Fox for Bill O’Reilly calling Vladimir Putin “a killer” – Salon.com

The Kremlin wants an apology from Fox after the network’s host called Russian President Vladimir Putin “a killer” minutes before the most-watched TV event of the year. Bill O’Reilly made the comment during an interview with President Donald Trump that aired just before kickoff of the Super Bowl. “But he’s a killer, though. Putin’s a killer,” O’Reilly…

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Melania Trump Says False Reporting Damaged Her “Once In A Lifetime” Brand Opportunity – BuzzFeed News

In a lawsuit seeking at least $150 million in damages, the first lady says the Daily Mail harmed her opportunity to “launch a broad-based commercial brand in multiple product categories.” Lawyers for first lady Melania Trump claim an article in the Daily Mail has harmed her ability to earn millions from “a multi-year term during which plaintiff…

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WH official: We’ll say ‘fake news’ until media realizes attitude of attacking the president is wrong – CNNPolitics.com

Story highlights Gorka says the administration will continue using the term “fake news.” Trump and his staff have repeatedly used the term “fake news” to discredit reporting on the presidential administration. “There is a monumental desire on behalf of the majority of the media, not just the pollsters, the majority of the media to attack…

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