Journalists urge White House reporters to band together and confront Trump at Correspondents’ dinner

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJournalists urge White House reporters to band together and confront Trump at Correspondents’ dinnerJournalists and journalism organizations are asking White House press to make a verbal statement condemning attacks on media at annual dinnerAriana Baio Monday 20 April 2026 22:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961384","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-b2961384.html","title":"Journalists urge White House reporters to confront Trump at correspondents’ dinner"}}CloseWhite House reporters should be grateful Trump berates them and called female reporter 'piggy,' Leavitt saysSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNe...