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Donald Trump and his allies have been violating the First Amendment and debasing journalists personally. We are happy to see that more than 500 journalists spoke out in April calling for the White House Correspondents’ Association to use the dinner to make it clear they will not tolerate this abuse. The Media and Democracy Project is proud to support the renewed call for the WHCA to “forcefully stand up for freedom of the press in front of the President, publicly defend the journalists he attacks, and vow to resist his administration’s concerted effort to undermine the First Amendment.”

We also hope the room will be mostly empty as

we have called on journalists to stay away from the event and not give the President an opportunity to demean them, yet again. One way or another, journalists should express their strong opposition to the mistreatment they are facing personally and the administration’s many actions that attempt to intimidate the press, violate press freedom, and suppress free speech.

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The White House Press Corps Must Stand Up for the First Amendment

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