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Miles Archer

(24,676 posts)
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:55 PM 19 hrs ago

Oh, f*ck me sideways..."White House Correspondents' Dinner redo to be held on July 24th." WITHOUT A BALLROOM? NO!

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BREAKING: White House Correspondents' Dinner redo to be held on July 24th.

"Morning Joe" co-host Jonathan Lemire reacts:

BREAKING: White House Correspondents' Dinner redo to be held on July 24th.

"Morning Joe" co-host Jonathan Lemire reacts:

MS NOW (@ms.now) 2026-06-02T16:53:28.767Z
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Oh, f*ck me sideways..."White House Correspondents' Dinner redo to be held on July 24th." WITHOUT A BALLROOM? NO! (Original Post) Miles Archer 19 hrs ago OP
I wonder dweller 19 hrs ago #1
They're really going to have to hustle to get the ballroom finished by that date. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #2
Pulte can do it! The Madcap 19 hrs ago #6
Any member of the press JustAnotherGen 19 hrs ago #3
Trump already planning an event to distract MAGA-land from his other distraction event failures? Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #4
If luck is on our side,... LudwigPastorius 19 hrs ago #5

Ocelot II

(131,480 posts)
2. They're really going to have to hustle to get the ballroom finished by that date.
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:02 PM
19 hrs ago

We have been assured that holding the dinner in a hotel instead of a heavily-fortified White House ballroom is totally unsafe.

The Madcap

(2,087 posts)
6. Pulte can do it!
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:27 PM
19 hrs ago

Work the crews 24/7 w/o overtime pay...just promises.

Who needs bricks and mortar? Cardboard sheathing will do. Just paint it gold, and no one will know the difference.

JustAnotherGen

(38,142 posts)
3. Any member of the press
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:05 PM
19 hrs ago

That attends gets thrown in my garbage bin for the rest of my life.

What you permit - you promote. It's Compliance with the Regime.

Attilatheblond

(9,380 posts)
4. Trump already planning an event to distract MAGA-land from his other distraction event failures?
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:06 PM
19 hrs ago

LudwigPastorius

(15,107 posts)
5. If luck is on our side,...
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:08 PM
19 hrs ago

Trump will "attend" this via videotape from Walter Reed's neuropsychiatry ward.

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