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From Fox News: The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) revealed on Saturday that it canceled its comedian headliner Amber Ruffin ahead of its annual dinner next month.
In a memo sent out to colleagues, WHCA president Eugene Daniels wrote that the board unanimously decided to drop a comedic performance for the dinner as part of a “re-envisioning” of the tradition.
“At this consequential moment for journalism, I want to ensure the focus is not on the politics of division but entirely on awarding our colleagues for their outstanding work and providing scholarship and mentorship to the next generation of journalists,” Daniels wrote.
The decision came one day after White House deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel Taylor Budowich criticized the WHCA for recruiting Ruffin.
During an appearance on the Daily Beast Podcast, Ruffin referred to President Trump and his administration as “kind of a bunch of murderers.”
In a post on X Friday evening, Budowich blasted Ruffin’s comments, and wrote, “This year’s @whca dinner will be hosted by a 2nd rate comedian who is previewing the event by calling this administration “murderers” who want to “feel like human beings, but they shouldn’t get to feel that way, because you’re not.”
“What kind of responsible, sensible journalist would attend something like this? More importantly, what kind of company would sponsor such as hate-filled and violence-inspiring event?”
This year’s @whca dinner will be hosted by a 2nd rate comedian who is previewing the event by calling this administration “murderers” who want to “feel like human beings, but they shouldn’t get to feel that way, because you’re not”
What kind of responsible, sensible journalist… pic.twitter.com/tZCJS9fNOT
— Taylor Budowich (@Taylor47) March 29, 2025
— Taylor Budowich (@Taylor47) March 29, 2025
Responding to the WHCA’s statement cancelling Ruffin’s appearance, Budowich wrote, “No accountability at @WHCA, just a cop out statement—pathetic! Many WHCA members are privately pointing the finger at Eugene for making the unilateral decision to recruit and sign this garbage, hate-filled comedian. Yet, they are all turning a blind eye to it publicly. It’s an indictment on how broken and useless this organization has become… so sad that such a storied and consequential group has been so quickly driven into irrelevancy. Oh well. Good riddance!”
No accountability at @WHCA, just a cop out statement—pathetic!
Many WHCA members are privately pointing the finger at Eugene for making the unilateral decision to recruit and sign this garbage, hate-filled comedian. Yet, they are all turning a blind eye to it publicly. It’s an… https://t.co/GbHHg8yLOS
— Taylor Budowich (@Taylor47) March 29, 2025
The Daily Beast claimed Ruffin was removed from the dinner after a “Republican meltdown.”
Amber Ruffin was removed from the annual dinner next month after a Republican melt down.https://t.co/xBAy3N0EV5
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 29, 2025
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