So many questions about last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner. Why did Kristen Welker wear a pink dress that looked like a bathrobe? Why was Dana Bash dressed in a towel? Why in the world was Lara Trump, who is speaking openly about Republicans committing more election shenanigans this fall, even invited?
And here we thought it was bad enough that Reince Preibus and Bruce Jenner were there. (Sorry, everybody — but Jenner has turned out to be such a Trumpy traitor to her trans community that we now insist on using her dead name.)
On the bright side, President Biden did such a great job that Benedict Donald felt that a furious social media post at one o'clock in the morning was warranted. Nice going, Dark Brandon! The event also reminded folks out there in America that Trump never once attended this dinner when he was in the White House. Too terrified to be part of the program, we suppose — plus, he has no sense of humor. (The Washington Post has accurately pointed out that the press doesn't have one, either.)
Final questions: Will journalists take to heart Biden's urging to avoid the horse race and false equivalencies and cover the 2024 election for what it is? Will they take the trouble to explain what's at stake? Sadly, we cats don't have a lot of confidence in that, because US political journalism is awful. We'll keep looking, though. In the meantime, we HISS.
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