He'll spin it so this is actually best, since he has real stuff to do. I don't care one way or the other, since yeah, presidents do have more important stuff to do. However, he actually would have to do important stuff first.
I won't be there but I have the best sense of humour. Everyone says so. In fact, I submitted some jokes to be told in my absence. "President Trump would love to be here tonight but he's off wrestling bears in the buff with one of his best and most complimentary friends, V-- incent D'onofrio." "President Trump's cock and balls are so huge he would have trouble finding pants that fit if he didn't have the best tailors in the universe which he does and they tell him all the time that he is very smart." "President Trump wants to build a wall across the border and make the Mexicans pay for it. I bet they will, ha! He's so handsome." "I'd like to say hello to our friends at CNN, MSNBC, BBC, The Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal, but they weren't invited!" "The brothers love D-Trump! Yeah, the brothers! Word up! Honorary member of the black caucus--ya dig? Dyn-o-mite!" "We all wish Super President Trump were here to join us tonight but he's currently running a marathon up a mountain with the whole country on his back! What a great and long-fingered man." "On behalf of everyone I'd like to thank Diamond King Trump for increasing the chocolate ration to 20g from last week's paltry 30g." "Fun fact--nobody in God-Emperor Trump's golden lineage has ever defecated. They don't produce waste like common stock. Shucky-ducky quack-quack!"
He's done nothing but insult them for a decade...I can't understand why he wouldn't want to get them all in a room and do it again
How many have gone to this event? I suppose Obama went because he is a true clown. Then I suppose Bush (GW) went because everyone said he was a clown. I suppose Trump wants to leave it to the clowns.
Reagan couldn't attend because of the assassination attempt..he was recovering...Nixon was the last US president to refuse to attend....coincidence?
A Trump speech at a news media dinner....he'd have nothing to say really...out of material. "I'd like to thank......uh..no I wouldn't....nice to see .....uh not it's not...all the wonderful.....uh no their not.......it would just be awkward like all his speeches