Rumors are the DNC is considering running the orange chair in 2020

Well, at least they chose a better candidate to unseat Trump.

of all people...
it HAD to be alec baldwin

Taje that back! You have just insulted every twat in the country.
;-)

The last president to miss the press dinner was Ronald Reagan, and only then, because he was recovering from being shot. Still, he did make a phone appearance.

The only other presidents to skip this function were Carter and Nixon. We see how their political careers went.

The press Corps dinner is a major function and a major factor in winning over public support for the chief executive. When GW was president, I watched him on the dias. After all the barbs, the slings and arrows used on him, including those from his wife, who came close to the biggest laugh by referring to him as being "Mr. Excitement" GW gave back just as good as he got.

It's a pity that the man that holds the most powerful position in the world would be afraid of acfew jibesxat his expense, even though he has the chance to rebut them at the end.

For the last 8 years, I've seen a demotivational go around about GW saying, "Do you miss me yet". I'm beginning to miss him, and I'm not talking target practice.

The only thing with a lower approval rating than Congress is the liberal mainstream media, but you go ahead and tell yourself how important that annual circle jerk is for the precious Washington press corps, a mutual masturbation society if ever there was one.

I'll agree with you on the fact that the trust in today's media has fallen to an all-time low. So who do you trust to give you the truth, the full story, with no bias. Just the facts. I'm not talking just mainstream media, I'm talking about all news sources. Who do you trust?